Leading conservatives Raisi and Larijani enter Iran presidential race
Iran's judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi and former parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani have registered to run in next month's presidential election./ The two conservatives, who have close ties with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are seen as the leading contenders to succeed Hassan Rouhani./ Mr Rouhani, a moderate, is not allowed to run for a third consecutive term./ More than 300 other hopefuls have also applied to be candidates. They must all now be vetted by the Guardian Council./ The 12 theologians and jurists on the council approved ...
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