Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to stand for Iran presidency
May 11, 2013 20:45
Iranian ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has registered for June's presidential election, a few minutes before an official deadline. Correspondents say Mr Rafsanjani, 78, is virtually assured the support of reformers and could pose a real challenge to the country's conservative leadership. Constitutionally, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cannot stand again.