The spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council has held a press conference in Tehran to elaborate on the upcoming presidential election slated for June 18.

Iran has had a variety of elections almost every year since the Islamic Republic’s formation in 1979.

Iran’s Constitutional Council says no erroneous information was used in its vetting of presidential hopefuls, rejecting speculation that some of the hopefuls may have been disqualified based on untrue reports.

The final list of candidates found qualified to run in Iran’s 13th presidential election is out now and seven names appeared on the much-awaited list. Watch for more.

Iran’s Constitutional Council has confirmed that it has finished vetting individuals hoping to run for president in the June 18 election and that it has handed over a final list of approved candidates to the Interior Ministry.

Iran’s Constitutional Council is shortly expected to release a final list of the candidates qualified to contest the upcoming presidential election.

Iran’s Constitutional Council says it needs five more days to complete the process of vetting candidates for the June 18 presidential vote.

Iran’s Constitutional Council says the body’s recent interpretation of the law governing the necessary qualifications of presidential hopefuls serves as the basis for vetting the candidates.

A legal jurist sitting on Iran’s Constitutional Council says there is no prohibition on women contesting presidential elections.

Iranian election officials begins registering individuals hoping to contest the presidential vote slated for June 18.