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The front pages of the Sunday edition of Iranian newspapers, published with pictures of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a hopeful for the upcoming presidential election, are seen on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Rafsanjani made a last-minute surprise decision on Saturday to enter Iran’s presidential election process. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Hashemi Rafsanjani still considering whether to remain a candidate

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hassan Rouhani has stated that either he or Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will “withdraw [from Iran’s presidential race] in favor of the other,” according to the FARS news agency. The announcement came in a pre-campaign meeting in the...

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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)

Controversial candidates register for Iran elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saturday was the last day of registration for candidates in Iran’s forthcoming presidential election, and proved to be the most eventful with the two most controversial candidates waiting until the last minute to throw their hats into the...

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Iranian men register their candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior ministry in Tehran on May 9, 2013. Iran began a five-day registration period for candidates in Iran’s June 14 presidential election, with a string of conservative hopefuls in the running but with key reformists yet to come forward, media reports said. (AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE)

Iranian candidate list takes shape

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 10, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hassan Rouhani, a reformist presidential hopeful and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005, revealed on Tuesday that before the presidential elections in 2005 “British diplomats had predicted the then-mayor of Tehran, Mahmoud...

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An Iranian man (R) registers at the Ministry of Interior during the first day of registration for Iran’s upcoming presidential election, to be held on June 14, in Tehran, Iran, on May 7, 2013. (EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)

Registration of presidential applicants commences in Iran

by Ali M. Pedram | May 8, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The registration of candidates for the Iranian presidency started at the Iranian Interior Ministry yesterday. The registration process will run for 5 days, until May 12. According to Article 115 of the Iranian constitution, any male applicant...

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Former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in June 2008. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Former Foreign Minister to Seek Presidency in Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A former foreign minister has become the first personality to formally declare his candidacy for Iran’s next presidential election in June. Manouchehr Mottaki made his announcement Tuesday after weeks of dropping hints. Mottaki claimed that his...