Iran's Rafsanjani says may stand for presidency

Rafsanjani whom many consider the real supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran wants to run for president again? He served as president during the Iran/Iraq war, but not long ago he ran for parliment and was trounced. It appears his interests for the presidency has returned.

"If there is no other suitable candidate, I will run in the next presidential elections for the sake of Islam and the revolution," the Hambastegi daily on Saturday quoted the 70-year old as saying in a speech to students in the holy city of Qom.

"I have told the supreme leader not to order me and to let doors be opened for other candidates," he added.

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