TEHRAN (AFP) — Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, has ruled out standing in presidential elections slated for June 2009, Iran's labour news agency ILNA reported on Sunday.
Tehran - Mohammad Khatami, Iran's former moderate president, yesterday announced he would stand in the June presidential election as the country's beleaguered reformists attempt to deprive Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad of a second term.
By Fredrik Dahl ImageTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will hold its 2009 presidential election on June 12, when conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is widely expected to stand for a second four-year term despite criticism over his economic policies.
Islamic Republic of Iran/ Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān Capital: Tehran
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