Ban upheld on grandson of Iran's Islamic Republic founder
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency says that the country's constitutional watchdog has rejected an appeal by the grandson of the Islamic Republic's founder against his disqualification from running as a candidate for a top clerical body. IRNA reported Wednesday that the Guardian Council upheld a ban preventing Hassan Khomeini from running for election to the Assembly of Experts, a body empowered to pick Iran's supreme leader. The Assembly of Experts election will be held on Feb. 26, alongside parliamentary elections in which ...
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