Iran agency says it heard Rafsanjani and Mashaie barred from vote

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said on Tuesday that it had heard that the Guardian Council, which is vetting candidates for next month’s presidential election, had barred former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and a leading ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from running. If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, [...] Iran agency says it heard Rafsanjani and Mashaie barred from vote | www.limit.ws