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IRAN

Registration opens for presidential candidates

Iran on Thursday began the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a vote on June 28 after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. "Candidate registration for the 14th presidential elections began at 8 am … at the interior ministry," the official IRNA news agency said. Presidential hopefuls will have five days to register, IRNA added. Candidates must be between the ages of 40 and 75 and have at least a master's degree, according to Iran's electoral law. A final list of candidates will be announced on June 11 by the Guardian Council. Also, Iran on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of a sabotage explosion leading to the helicopter crash, IRNA reported.