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An Iranian woman walks past election posters of Iranian presidential candidate Ali-Akbar Velayati in a street of Tehran, , Iran, 13 June 2013. (EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)
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A combo picture made up by the recent pictures taken on various dates at the Iranian Interior Ministry during the registration for Iran’s upcoming presidential election on 14 June, in Tehran, Iran, showing the eight candidates who are accepted by the Guardian Council to stand in Iran’s 14 June 2013 presidential elections. (EPA/Abedin Tahkerenareh)
Opinion: Eight dwarves but no Snow White in Iran
In Tehran, they call them the eight dwarves. The sobriquet may be unfair. Though unknown to many Iranians, the eight men standing for election as president of the Islamic Republic are prominent figures in the narrow elite that have dominated Iran’s politics for three...Caption:
In this photo released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Friday, May 31, 2013, presidential candidates from left, Mohammad Gharazi, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Ali Akbar Velayati, Saeed Jalili, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Mohammad Reza Aref, Mohsen Rezaei, Hasan Rowhani, attend a TV debate in a state-run TV studio, in Tehran, Iran. (AP)
Iran: Candidates criticize presidential debate format
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian state-run television was accused of intentionally seeking to humiliate the presidential candidates in their first live group debate. The debate took place on Friday afternoon and saw all 8 candidates asked to sit alongside each other...Caption:
A combo picture made up by the recent pictures taken on various dates at the Iranian Interior Ministry during the registration for Iran’s upcoming presidential election on 14 June, in Tehran, Iran, showing the eight candidates who are accepted by the Guardian Council to stand in Iran’s 14 June 2013 presidential elections. (EPA/Abedin Tahkerenareh)