With just one day to go before the Guardian Council makes its decisions as to which of the almost 700 Presidential hopefuls can run in the June 14 election, two prominent figures have announced their withdrawals. Foreign Ministry spokesman Rahim Mehmanparast announced he is stepping down from the race, even before the Guardian Council announced whether ...

Two Iranian presidential hopefuls have dropped their bid for the Islamic Republics upcoming presidential election. Former Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast issued a statement on Sunday saying he is no longer in the presidential race. Davoud Ahmadinejad, the elder brother of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also wrote a letter ...

On Saturday, thefive-day registration periodfor Iran's June 14 presidential election came to a dramatic close when severallast-minute candidatesentered the running. And buried deep innewsarticlesreporting the participation of popular former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as well as Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian election authorities say several new high-profile politicians including hardliners, reformists, and allies of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have registered for the June 14 presidential elections. Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Ahmadinejad's adviser Ali Akbar Javanfekr and the president's elder brother, ...