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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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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)
Iran’s Guardian Council hints Rafsanjani too old for presidency
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Less than 24 hours before the final list of candidates for the upcoming presidential election in Iran is released, a new statement from Iran’s Guardian Council has once again led to speculation about its intentions towards controversial...Caption:
Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, secretary of the Guardian Council, Iran’s constitutional watchdog, delivers a sermon at Friday prayers, at Tehran University, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 17, 2013 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran: Guardian Council considers 40 candidates
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a move that has surprised observers of Iranian politics, a spokesman for the Islamic Republic’s Guardian Council announced on Sunday that it may approve dozens of candidates for the country’s upcoming presidential election. Abbas Ali...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. Source: AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi
Ahmadinejad’s backing for protégé raises tensions
The text of the letter and the full list of the names of its signatories have yet to be published, although one MP, E’vaz Heydar-Pur, has described the letter as being addressed to Ayatollah Amoli Larijani, head of the judiciary, so a criminal indictment against the...Caption:
In 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)