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Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 78, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, on May 11, 2013 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
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n this Saturday, May 11, 2013 photo, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, waves to media, as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, smiles at second right, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran: Radical camp calls for Rafsanjani’s disqualification
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Comments made by Ayatollah Jannati during a Friday Prayer sermon in Tehran have fueled extreme voices within the radical faction to push for Hashemi Rafsanjani’s disqualification from the next presidential elections by the Guardian Council....Caption:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and his close ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, flash victory signs at the start of their press conference, after registering candidacy of Rahim Mashaei for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Who Will Fix Ahmadinejad’s Disastrous Foreign Policy?
On June 14, Iran will hold its long-awaited presidential elections. The vast majority of the 686 individuals who have registered to contest the elections will not appear on the ballot. The Guardian Council—Iran’s unelected 12-man vetting agency that determines who can...Caption:
A handout picture released by the official website of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows Khamenei attending a meeting with Iranian Azeri ethnics in Tehran on February 16, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/HO/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER’S WEBSITE )
Opinion: Two Men Who Frighten the Supreme Guide
It is easy to dismiss the presidential election in Iran as a charade. The exercise is flawed from the start because of the pre-selection of candidates. It is further undermined by the fact that the process is conducted from start to the finish by the government rather...Caption:
An Iranian cleric arrives at the election headquarters of interior ministry to register his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, under portraits of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)