Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi is the chief of Iran’s Judiciary. He is mainly associated with the Principlist camp, but he says he is contesting the June 18 presidential election as an independent candidate

As Iran’s 13th presidential race draws near, many Iranian and foreign media outlets have been busy speculating about who will most likely run.

The Council is a body of legal and Islamic jurists tasked with interpreting the Constitution, supervising elections and determining the compatibility of parliamentary legislation with the Constitution.

As the head of government, the President of Iran is the highest-ranking authority after the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. 

As the race for Iran’s June 18 presidential election gradually heats up, political factions besides independent figures appear to be working intensely to make their presence felt in the battle for presidency.