Six approved as Iran presidential hopefuls

Those approved by Iran’s Guardian Council include Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, 62, a former Tehran mayor and Revolutionary Guard general; Saeed Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator; Tehran mayor Alireza Zakani; former justice minister Mostafa Pour Mohammadi; and Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Raisi’s vice president. Masoud Pezeshkian is the only reformist candidate.