FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaks at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran June 3, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Guardian Council, which oversees elections and legislation, has approved six candidates to run for president in snap elections to be held later this month after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iran's State TV reported on Sunday.
On the list are Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Iran's hardline parliament speaker and former Revolutionary Guards commander, Saeed Jalili, a conservative, who was former chief nuclear negotiator and ran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office for four years and Tehran's conservative mayor Alireza Zakani, according to State TV.
