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Iranian voter gestures outside Iran consulate in London after voting. (AAA/James Hanna)


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Mayor of Tehran, Iranian Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf speaks during a press conference after registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior ministry in Tehran on May 11, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Behrouz Mehri


Candidate Profile: Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf

Candidate Profile: Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf

At the age of 19, Qalibaf participated in the Iran–Iraq War and was soon appointed commander of a division despite his youth. After the war, he was appointed the deputy commander of the Resistance Force and Basij troops, and began climbing the ranks of the Iranian...
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In this photo released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, presidential candidates from right, Mohammad Gharazi, Mohammad Reza Aref, Saeed Jalili, Ali Akbar Velayati, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Hasan Rowhani, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and Mohsen Rezaei, attend a TV debate in a state-run TV studio, in Tehran. (AP Photo/Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Mehdi Dehghan)


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Iranian presidential candidates, from left: Mohammad Qarazi, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Ali Akbar Velayati, Saeed Jalili, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Mohammad Reza Aref, Mohsen Rezaei, Hasan Rowhani, attend the first televised debate in Tehran, Iran on May 31 2013 (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting)


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The late Ayatollah Khomeini’s grandsons, Ali Khomeini, right, and Yasser Khomeini, second right, greet former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, left, as parliament speaker Ali Larijani, second left, sits with them during a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the death of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini at his shrine just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 4, 2013 (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader)


Rafsanjani and Khatami consider alliance

Rafsanjani and Khatami consider alliance

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Speculation is growing in Iran that former presidents Hashemi Rafsanjani and Khatami will form an alliance to back a single candidate in the upcoming presidential election. Both men are expected to endorse Hassan Rouhani, a member of the...