![Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi (R-2) holds hands with former presidential candidate and mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (L), as he greets his supporters during a campaign rally at Imam Khomeini Mosque in the capital Tehran on May 16, 2017.
Iran's presidential election on May 19 is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline jurist Raisi, with major implications for everything from civil rights to relations with Washington. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2019/12/GettyImages-683783588.jpg/GettyImages-683783588.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=VujK7fVq)
Rohollah Faghihi is a journalist who has worked for various Iranian media outlets. On Twitter: @FaghihiRohollah
![Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi (R-2) holds hands with former presidential candidate and mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (L), as he greets his supporters during a campaign rally at Imam Khomeini Mosque in the capital Tehran on May 16, 2017.
Iran's presidential election on May 19 is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline jurist Raisi, with major implications for everything from civil rights to relations with Washington. / AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2019/12/GettyImages-683783588.jpg/GettyImages-683783588.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=VujK7fVq)
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![Iranian head of the reformists' coalition list for the parliamentary elections Mohammad Reza Aref at a polling station in Tehran on February 26, 2016. Iranians began voting across the country in elections billed by the moderate president as vital to curbing conservative dominance in parliament and speeding up domestic reforms after a nuclear deal with world powers. AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE / AFP / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2019/12/GettyImages-512385154.jpg/GettyImages-512385154.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=WJZez4FQ)
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![TEHRAN, IRAN - MAY 29: Iran's top nuclear negotiator and presidential candidate for the upcoming elections, Saeed Jalili, waves during a campaign rally, attended by his female supporters on May 29, 2013 in Tehran, Iran. Jalili, who is running in next month's presidential elections says he will promote a policy of resistance against the West if elected. The elections are scheduled for June 14 and Jalili has stated that he wishes to revive policies of the 1979 Islamic revolution that brought clerics to power.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2019/11/GettyImages-169629163.jpg/GettyImages-169629163.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=YzrPPLS2)
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