FILE PHOTO: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani gestures as he registers to run for a second four-year term in the May election, in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
ANKARA (Reuters) - The main hardline conservative challenger in the race for Iran's May 19 presidential election and three other candidates will take on President Hassan Rouhani over his economic record in a televised debate on Friday.
Rouhani, a pragmatist who secured Iran's nuclear accord with world powers in 2015, has been criticised by hardline rivals over the lack of significant improvements to the economy despite the lifting of sanctions against Tehran as part of the deal.
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