— 🇮🇷 NEW: Vahid Haqqanian registered himself for the Presidential election

Haqqanian is the Chief Personal Aide of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei. He is also the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Supreme Leader's Office, and he is a former IRGC General.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Habibillah Dahmardeh registered himself for the Presidential election

He was the Governor of Kerman, Lorestan, and Sistani & Balochistan Provinces. He has a PhD in Mathematics from Oxford University and was an advisor to Iran's Chief of the Atomic Energy Organization.

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— 🇮🇷 Some other minor candidates continue to register their candidacy

Here we see Ayatollah Mirtaj Al Deeni. I have no Idea who he is, but he is a religious cleric.

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Zohre Elhian registered herself for the Presidential election

She is a member of Parliament. Technically, Iranian women can run for the Presidency, but the chance of winning is extremely low.

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More and more registering themselves. I will only cover the important and interesting candidates from now on.

— 🇮🇷 NOTE: All of these presumptive candidates still have to be vetted by the Guardian Council

Before anyone can participate in the Presidential election, they must first be vetted for the necessary political qualifications by the Guardian Council, a supervisory body consisting of 6 expert lawyers and 6 religious clerics.

The Guardian Council can also disqualify presumptive candidates if they have pending court cases, scandals, or issues of severe disloyalty to the Islamic Republic.

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— 🇮🇷 Regarding women running for President: They will be disqualified by the Guardian Council

In 2021 all of them were disqualified, and this will likely be the case again. Iran's constitution says a رجل سياسى ('Political Man') is eligible to become President. Some have taken this to mean a 'Political Person' in general, but the prevailing view is that only men can become President.

According to Islam, women are held in extremely high esteem. However, they lack the necessary qualities for being a leader. Women are more emotional, and have a less fact-based approach. They also lack assertiveness.

They can become Members of Parliament and other low to medium positions in Iranian politics. For example, the Vice President of Women and Family Affairs was a woman, Masoomeh Ebtekar.

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Another thing to keep in mind: Every election, anywhere from 400 to 2000 candidates register themselves.

So obviously, the Council has to disqualify the majority of these cases, as most of them lack the political prowess.

— 🇮🇷 NEW: On June 11th, the Guardian Council will publish the list of approved names for the 2024 Presidential election

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— 🇮🇱 BREAKING: Smotrich and Ben Gvir announce they will resign from the war cabinet and topple the government if Israel accepts the U.S. brokered ceasefire deal

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