Financial Times | Najmeh Bozorgmehr:  When he ran for president of Iran last May “as the voice of reform”, few people saw Eshaq Jahangiri as a serious contender — his candidacy was largely viewed as a tactical manoeuvre to bolster support for centrist president Hassan Rouhani.


At rallies and in televised debates, he defended Mr Rouhani’s government, acting as an effective proxy for the president, before stepping down days before the election.

But Mr Jahangiri’s vociferous election campaign helped establish the four-decade-long stalwart of the Islamic republic as a possible future presidential candidate, as well as a high profile advocate for reform in his own right.

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