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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)
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Iranian presidential candidates, from left: Mohammad Qarazi, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Ali Akbar Velayati, Saeed Jalili, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Mohammad Reza Aref, Mohsen Rezaei, Hasan Rowhani, attend the first televised debate in Tehran, Iran on May 31 2013 (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting)
Second TV debate divides Iranian presidential candidates
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The second televised debate between Iran’s eight presidential candidates took place yesterday, focusing on cultural and social issues. The role of the state in cultural and social life is a hot-button issue in Iran and is seen as an indicator...Caption:
The late Ayatollah Khomeini’s grandsons, Ali Khomeini, right, and Yasser Khomeini, second right, greet former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, left, as parliament speaker Ali Larijani, second left, sits with them during a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the death of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini at his shrine just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 4, 2013 (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader)
Rafsanjani and Khatami consider alliance
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Speculation is growing in Iran that former presidents Hashemi Rafsanjani and Khatami will form an alliance to back a single candidate in the upcoming presidential election. Both men are expected to endorse Hassan Rouhani, a member of the...Caption:
In this Wednesday, May 29, 2013 file photo, Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili, center right, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, arrives at a campaign rally attended by his female supporters, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Jalili faces comparisons to Ahmadinejad
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—After surprise entrants into the race, the disqualification of high-profile candidates, and criticisms of the first televised debate between the candidates for resembling a TV quiz show, the latest twist in the story of Iran’s forthcoming...Caption:
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi arrives at the official opening ceremony for the new headquarters of the Iranian embassy in Amman, May 7, 2013 (REUTERS/Majed Jaber)