Iran's Rafsanjani barred from standing for president
No explanation was given for the disqualifications.
Rafsanjani had espoused relatively moderate principles during his 1989-1997 period as president. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Eight candidates won approval to stand -- five conservatives close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as two moderate conservatives and a reformist.
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a close but controversial aide to incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was also omitted from the list.
No explanation was given for the disqualifications.
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