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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has downplayed the US criticism of elections in Iran as a result of Washington’s fury over Tehran’s growing influence among nations.

"I don’t and will not support any one, party or group. It is my decisive and unchangeable stance," Ahmadinejad said in a statement on Saturday.

He dismissed media reports claiming that Ahmadinejad plans to render support for a specific candidate during the May election as rumors, and said, "I clearly declare that such rumors and news are not true and are strongly dismissed even if they are quoted by people with close ties to me."

During the lead-up to the 2013 Iranian presidential election, the earliest signs of Hassan Rouhani’s initially unanticipated victory came from a surprising source: high-quality polling conducted by Iranian pollsters. In the run-up to the presidential election in May 2017, all signs point to a greater availability of Iranian polling data than in the past.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has introduced three ministerial nominees to lead the Iranian ministries of sports and youth affairs, education as well as culture and Islamic guidance.

In a letter to Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Sunday, Rouhani named his picks for the three vacant ministerial portfolios for votes of confidence.

The president proposed the current head of the National Library and Archives Organization of Iran, Reza Salehi Amiri, for the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

The Supreme Leader issued the decree according to Article 110 of Iran's Constitution and following his consultations with the country's Expediency Council.

Stipulating the electoral constituencies of Parliament and City Councils based on population, banning foreign funding for electoral campaigns, and preventing electoral offences are among the topics of election policies outlined by the Supreme Leader.

Reports have emerged that a number of high-profile clerics have been trying to persuade Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif to run for presidents, if pressures on Rouhani continue to escalate, Entekhab reported last Saturday.

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – New spokesperson of the Guardian Council has admitted that buying and selling votes during elections damage the health of elections and should be seriously addressed.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Principlist camp won the first major rivalry with the reformists at the Iranian parliament after their nominee Ali Larijani was once again elected as the speaker of the legislature on Sunday.

Larijani won the post after earning 173 votes and defeated the reformists' candidate Mohammad Reza Aref who could win 103 votes. 5 lawmakers abstained.