Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf registers as a presidential candidate
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Iran's hard-line parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf waves to the media while registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Former Iranian Senior Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri speaks in a press briefing after registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. All candidates must be approved by Iran's 12-member Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists ultimately overseen by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf flashes a victory sign while registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf shows his inked finger while registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf arrives for a press briefing after registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf arrives for a press briefing after registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf leaves at the conclusion of a press briefing under a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. The entry of Qalibaf brings a prominent candidate with close ties to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard into the vote to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, center, walks through the elections headquarters of the country while registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. The entry of Qalibaf brings a prominent candidate with close ties to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard into the vote to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf waves to the media at the conclusion of a press briefing after registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. The entry of Qalibaf brings a prominent candidate with close ties to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard into the vote to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf speaks in a press briefing after registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf leaves the podium at the conclusion of a press briefing after registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf shows his identification document to the media as he arrives at the Interior Ministry to register his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf speaks in a press briefing after registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf registers his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf greets media members while registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran's hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf shows his identification document to the media as he arrives at the Interior Ministry to register his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Former Iranian Senior Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri speaks in a press briefing after registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. All candidates must be approved by Iran's 12-member Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists ultimately overseen by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Iran's hard-line parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf waves to the media while registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)