The former speaker of Iran's parliament, the moderate Ali Larijani, ran today in the June 28 snap presidential election to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash, state media said. The registration of candidates for these elections, which were normally to be held in 2025, began yesterday, Thursday, at the Ministry of the Interior and will end on Monday. Larijani, 66 and known for his moderate views mainly on foreign policy, submitted his candidacy this morning, according to images broadcast on state television. A former member of the Revolutionary Guards, the Islamic Republic's ideological army, he has held numerous important positions within the system over the past three decades. Larijani was entrusted in 2005 with the issue of the nuclear program. He resigned after two years of negotiations with major Western powers, saying he had “serious differences with (former president Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad.” Head of Parliament from 2008 to […]
Source: News Beast
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