On April 20, Iran’s Guardian Council, the watchdog tasked with vetting electoral candidates, announced a list of six hopefuls who have been cleared to run in the May 19 presidential election.
Despite all the rumors, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani was approved to run for a second term. Meanwhile, Rouhani’s first vice president, Eshaq Jahangiri, and former Minister of Mining and Industry Mostafa Hashemi-Taba are two other moderate Reformist candidates whose candidacies were approved.
