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List Of Military Candidates Stirs Unease Over Iran Vote 05/09/21 AT 11:14 PM A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic's politics. Registration for the June 18 poll runs from Tuesday to Saturday, after which names will be handed to the conservative-dominated Guardian Council for vetting. State news agency IRNA has pointed to "the longest-ever list (of potential candidates) in a presidential election with a military background". The participation of candidates with a military background "i...

Military Candidates Stir Unease Ahead of Iran Presidential Vote 10 May 2021 Tehran (AFP) — A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic’s politics. Registration for the June 18 poll runs from Tuesday to Saturday, after which names will be handed to the conservative-dominated Guardian Council for vetting. State news agency IRNA has pointed to “the longest-ever list (of potential candidates) in a presidential election with a military background”. The participation of candidates with a ...

0 shares File: Iranian former chief of the Revolutionary Guards Mohsen Rezai takes part in an anti-US demonstration in the capital Tehran, January 3, 2020, following the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Major General Qasem Soleimani in a US strike on his convoy at Baghdad international airport. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN, Iran — A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible further militarization of the Islamic Republic’s politics. Registration for the June 18 poll runs from Tuesday to Saturday, after whi...

The former Republican Guards Corps construction chief said he opposed polarisation in politics.

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