Live Breaking News & Updates on Iran Approves 7 Presidential Candidates

Iran approves 7 presidential candidates
Updated:
Updated:
Election to take place on June 18
Share Article
Election to take place on June 18
Iran named the hard-line cleric running its judiciary and six others Tuesday as approved candidates in its June 18 presidential election, barring prominent candidates allied with its current president amid tensions with the West over its tattered nuclear deal.
The announcement carried by state television puts judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi, who is linked to mass executions in 1988, in the dominant position for the upcoming vote. He’s the most-known candidate of the seven hopefuls, with opinion polling previously showing his anti-corruption campaign drew Iranian support. He s also believed to be a favorite of Iran s 82-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. ....

Ali Motahari , Saddam Hussein , Ruhollah Khomeini , Hossein Ali Montazeri , Abdolnasser Hemmati , Saeed Jalili , Ahmad Alirezabeigi , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Ali Reza Zakani , Ali Khamenei , Eshaq Jahangiri , Mohsen Mehralizadeh , Ali Larijani , Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei , Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh , Mohsen Rezaei , Iran Guardian Council , Amnesty International , Guardian Council , Iran Central Bank , United Nations , Ebrahim Raisi , Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali , Islamic Iran , President Mahmoud , Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri ,