Brother of late Rafsanjani registers to run in May elections
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A brother of late President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has registered to run in the upcoming Iranian presidential elections in May.
Associated Press journalists watched as Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani, 75, registered Saturday — the last day of the registration period.
Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani was head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) for 10 years until 1994. He was also a member of the Expediency Council, an administrative assembly that plays an advisory role to Iran's Supreme Leader, or head of state.
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The family of late Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani is supporting incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, who is running for a second term.
The upcoming vote will be seen, among other things, as a referendum on the 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers.