Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad registers new bid for post

Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered his candidacy for a presidential election this month, Report informs referring to AFP.

The Islamic republic goes to the polls on June 28 to replace president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19.

Ahmadinejad, 67, held the post for two straight terms from 2005 to 2013, a period marked by a standoff with the West especially over Iran's nuclear program and his incendiary remarks on Israel.

Like all presidential hopefuls, his bid is pending the approval of the Guardian Council, a conservative-dominated body of 12 jurists that vets all candidates for public office.

Ahmadinejad was previously disqualified from entering the presidential race in the 2021 and 2017 elections.