Iran selects six hardliner presidential candidates in ‘predictable’ election campaign

Semafor Signals Iran selects six hardliner presidential candidates in ‘predictable’ election campaign Insights from the Middle East Eye, Iran International, The Economist, and Financial Times The News Iranian authorities approved six mostly hardline candidates to run in this month’s presidential election in a campaign analysts say will herald few surprises. Iran is facing a possible succession crisis after President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash last month, triggering the snap election. Raisi was expected to succeed Ayatollah Ali …