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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)
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handout picture released by the Iranian presidency shows the Islamic Republic’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashing the sign for victory following the weekly cabinet meeting in Tehran on May 22, 2013. (AFP)
Iran: Hardliners crack down on Ahmadinejad supporters
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the run up to the June 14 presidential elections, Iran’s judiciary and security services have started cracking down on supporters of President Ahmadinejad and disqualified presidential candidate Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, according to the...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: Iran’s Moment of Truth
Is it still interesting? This question concerns the forthcoming presidential election in Iran. Some believe that the decision to prevent “heavyweight” candidates from standing has emptied the exercise of whatever significance it might have claimed. This is specially...Caption:
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:
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 )