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Ebrahim Raisi, head of Iran's judiciary waves to journalists while registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections at the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 15, 2021. Iran named seven candidates Tuesday, May 15, for its June 18 presidential election, approving the candidacy of Raisi, while barring prominent candidates allied to its current president. The decision by Iran's Guardian Council puts Raisi, who ran against President Hassan Rouhani in 2017, in a dominant position for the upcoming vote. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran’s president appeals to top leader to add candidates
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he wrote the country’s supreme leader to protest a decision by an election watchdog to reject high-profile nominees for the June 18 presidential election.
 
This combination of seven photos shows approved candidates for the June 18, Iranian presidential elections from left to right, Mohsen Rezaei, a former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Abdolnasser Hemmati, head of central bank of Iran, Alireza Zakani, a former lawmaker, Mohsen Mehralizadeh, a former provincial governor, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, deputy Parliament Speaker, Saeed Jalili, former top nuclear negotiator, Ebrahim Raisi, head of the Judiciary. Iran named the seven candidates Tuesday, May 25 and barred prominent candidates allied to its current president amid tensions with the West over its tattered nuclear deal. (AP Photo)
Iran approves 7 for presidential vote, bars Rouhani allies