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Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad registers as a possible candidate for presidential election
Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes a victory sign as he registers his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, June 2, 2024
IRAN’S hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered today as a possible candidate for the presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position.
The nation’s former president, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter crash last month along with seven other people including foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Mr Ahmadinejad previously served two four-year terms from 2005 to 2013.
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