How Were Potential Candidates For Leadership Sidelined In Iran?

Majid Mohammadi

Contributor

(From left) President Ebrahim Raisi, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, former president Hassan Rouhani, and former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani
(From left) President Ebrahim Raisi, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, former president Hassan Rouhani, and former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani

Discussions persist in Iran over the contentious ban imposed by regime hardliners preventing former President Hassan Rouhani from running in the March 1 elections.