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Right-Wing Principlists
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ANNOUNCED
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
President; Mayor of Tehran (2003-2005)
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CONSIDERING
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Mohammad Jahromi
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs under Ahmadinejad
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CONSIDERING
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Mostafa PourMohammadi
Minister of Interior under Ahmadinejad
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Moderate Conservatives
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ANNOUNCED
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Mohsen Rezai
Expediency Council Secretary; IRGC Commander (1981-1997); ally of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the current mayor of Tehran
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CONSIDERING
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Gholamali Haddad-Adel
Speaker of the Majlis (2004); first non-cleric to hold position of Speaker
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CONSIDERING
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Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri
Speaker of the Majlis (1992-2000); 1997 presidential candidate
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CONSIDERING
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Mohammad Nahavandian
Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines (2007-present)
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CONSIDERING
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Hassan Rowhani
former National Security Council member; close to Rafsanjani
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Reformists
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ANNOUNCED
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Mehdi Karroubi
Secretary-General of Etemad Melli party; Speaker of the Majlis (1989-1992; 2000-20004); 2005 presidential candidate; favors US-Iran relations
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ANNOUNCED
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Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Last Prime Minister of Iran (1981-1989); clashed with Khomeini
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ANNOUNCED
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Akbar A’lami
Member of the Majlis (2000-2008)
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ANNOUNCED
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Azam Taleghani
Member of the Majlis (1980-1984); editor, Payam e Hajar weekly; founder, Society of Islamic Revolution Women of Iran
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