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Iranian presidential candidate Hassan Rohani (L) waves to supporters in the central Iranian city of Shiraz June 11, 2013 (REUTERS/Fars News/Mohammad Hadi Khosravi)
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Iranian youth ride their bicycles past campaign posters of Mohsen Rezaei, conservative presidential candidate and former chief of the Revolutionary Guards, and candidates for the municipality election in downtown Tehran on June 13, 2013 a day ahead of Iran’s presidential election (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)
Iran’s first-timers
Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—Schools in Iran are closed for the election. Like teenagers everywhere when given time to themselves, Iran’s boisterous young students gather around public spaces in scattered groups. When approached about whether or not they will be voting for...Caption:
Iranian Mohammad Qarazi registers his candidacy for Iran’s upcoming presidential election at the interior ministry in Tehran on May 10, 2013. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Candidate Profile: Mohammad Qarazi
Mohammad Qarazi was a long-serving minister during the 1980s and 1990s, but is not a very well-known figure in contemporary Iranian politics. His approval as a presidential candidate was a surprise, as he has been absent from Iran’s political arena for more than 15...Caption:
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)
Opinion: It does matter who Iran’s next president is
To most Western nations, the presidential election in Iran on Friday looks neither free nor fair. The choice of candidates has been predetermined, no opposition figures have been allowed to run, and no media coverage will be given to any rally or statements by anyone...Caption:
In this May 5, 2013 file photo former Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref and his wife, Hamideh Moravej Farshi, wave to the audience after a press conference where he announced his candidacy in the upcoming June 14, 2013 presidential election in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)