Candidates Approved By Iran's Guardian Council For Presidential Election
Iran's Guardian Council approved the hard-line parliament speaker and five others to run in the June 28 presidential election after President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash
Saeed JaliliThe ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator who is known for his inflexible negotiating stance has also been selected
Massoud PezeshkianOnly one reformist candidate, a lawmaker from Tabriz in Iran's parliament, has been approved
Mohammed Bagher QalibafFormer Tehran mayor, 62, tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, approved for presidential run after President Raisi's death. Ran unsuccessfully in 2005 and 2013
Mostafa PourmohammadiThe conservative former interior minister has also been authorised to run
Alireza ZakaniOthers on the list include the conservative Tehran mayor
Amirhossein Ghazizadeh-HashemiIncumbent vice president and the ultraconservative head of the Martyrs’ Foundation