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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)
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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:
File photo of new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Rouhani comes out fighting
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian presidential hopeful Hassan Rouhani, widely seen as the leading moderate candidate, launched a strongly worded attack on incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his foreign policy in a televised interview yesterday. In the same...Caption:
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as he registers his candidacy during the registration for Iran’s upcoming presidential election on 14 June, in Tehran, Iran, 11 May 2013 (EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)