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Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the sign for victory at the Interior Ministry's election headquarters as candidates begin to sign up for the upcoming presidential elections in Tehran on April 12, 2017.

Ahmadinejad Submits for Presidential Candidacy—Against the Supreme Leader’s Wishes

In Iran, a battle between the conservative and the extremely conservative may result in death.
By Micah Halpern

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