Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili says he has drawn up a plan to boost Iran’s foreign exchange earnings, under which all administration bodies, not just the Petroleum Ministry, would be tasked with helping import foreign currencies into the country.

With less than three weeks left to the 13th presidential election in Iran, the race gets tighter among the seven candidates, who are given equal airtime on Iran's national television to outline their plans.

In order to achieve success in his executive mission, the president needs to adjust its domestic agenda and foreign policy to the nation’s will.

Presidential candidate Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says his potential administration could build four million housing units during its four-year term as part of his agenda to address high housing prices in the country.

Campaigning for Iran’s 13th Presidential election is gaining momentum as the candidates appear on TV and Radio to present their plans to the people.

Media affiliated with Iran’s Principlist camp say an unspoken competition has been underway between Nasser Hemmati and Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh, two presidential candidates associated with the Reformists, to rally the support of Reformist leaders.

Here is a look at what the Iranian presidential candidates have said about the economy, the hottest topic so far in the campaign season.

Presidential candidate Nasser Hemmati described the sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States as one of Iran’s “most fundamental problems,” blaming the restrictions for more than have of the country’s economic woes.

Presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei says his economic agenda will focus, among other things, on increasing and stabilizing the value of Iran’s national currency if he wins the election.

Iranian presidential candidates Alireza Zakani, who is a Principlist, and Nasser Hemmati, a Moderate generally viewed as close to the Reformists, engage in a war of words on Twitter over Iran’s economic hardships.