Zamaneh Media
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Zamaneh Media
No Result
View All Result

Cleric warns Supreme Leader against barring candidate

by Zamaneh Media
May 21, 2013
in Latest Articles
Reading Time: 1min read
0
Cleric warns Supreme Leader against barring candidate
Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi

A senior Iranian cleric has warned Iran’s Supreme Leader not to let prominent presidential candidates be disqualified.

In a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, Ayatollah Mohammad Sadegh Haeri Shirazi, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, says the Supreme Leader’s motto of “Political legend and maximum participation in the elections” will not be realized if the “top figures from each side” are not allowed to compete.

The senior cleric alludes to soccer games between Iran’s top teams, Persepolis and Esteghlal, saying that just as eliminating one of those teams results in a sharp drop in the number of viewers and spectators, “elimination of a top figure in the election” will have a similar effect.

The letter appears to refer to the speculation that top reformist candidate Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani has been disqualified from running. Many conservatives have called for Hashemi’s disqualification on the grounds that he supported the allegations of fraud in the last election and was linked to the mass protests that brought the country into deep political crisis.

The Guardian Council will announce its final list of approved candidates tomorrow, May 22.

Previous Post

Big names missing from early reports of approved candidates

Next Post

Guardian Council denies media reports about approved candidates

Related Posts

Veiled Identity
Latest Articles

Veiled Identity

February 22, 2021
Untold Stories from Encyclopaedia Iranica: Interview with Abbas Amanat
Latest Articles

Untold Stories from Encyclopaedia Iranica: Interview with Abbas Amanat

February 11, 2021
November 2019: Which security and militia institutions started violence and shot people?
Latest Articles

November 2019: Which security and militia institutions started violence and shot people?

January 8, 2021
Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril
Latest Articles

Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril

December 24, 2020
The US Election and the Iranians’ Views: a Reflection of the Hatred for the IRI
Latest Articles

The US Election and the Iranians’ Views: a Reflection of the Hatred for the IRI

November 3, 2020
Invitation to Reflect on a Beheading
Latest Articles

Invitation to Reflect on a Beheading

November 2, 2020

RSS Iran in other media

  • Biden orders airstrikes in Syria, retaliating against Iran-backed militias - NBC News
  • Iran threatens to end deal with IAEA over U.S.-led push to criticise it - TheChronicleHerald.ca
  • Iran's supreme leader says women in cartoons must wear hijabs - The Times of Israel
  • US Carries Out Airstrike Against Iranian-backed Militia Target in Syria, Officials Say - Voice of America
  • President Biden orders airstrike against Iran-backed militia in Syria following rocket attacks against US forces in Iraq - WBNG-TV
  • Iran: Killings Near Pakistani Border - Human Rights Watch
  • Biden approves air strike against Iranian-backed militia target in Syria: officials - Sydney Morning Herald
  • Iranian state entity fails to overturn billion-euro award - GAR
  • Iran's nuclear program and regional behavior should be dealt with separately, Israel tells U.S. - Axios
  • With Iran, nuclear diplomacy comes first - Atlantic Council
Zamaneh Media

© 2020 Zamaneh Media

More information

  • Sponsors
  • Donate
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Legal

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise

© 2020 Zamaneh Media