Hemmati, 64, is one of the seven candidates approved by Iranian authorities to run from the presidency in the Islamic Republic’s June 18 election. Polling and analysts suggest he lags in the race behind hard-line judiciary chief and front-runner Ebrahim Raisi, believed to be a favorite of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
While Khamenei has final say on all matters of state, whoever serves as president can affect domestic issues and set the tone for Iran’s broader approach with the world. Outgoing President Hassan Rouhani, a relatively moderate cleric within Iran’s theocracy, helped his nation reach its landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
sandra: voting is under way on the health care bill right now on the house floor, president trump just tweeted this a few moments ago. if victorious, republicans will be having a big press conference at the beautiful rose garden of the white house immediately after vote. exclamation mark. certainly some optimism coming from the president as that vote is under way. growing evidence of a link between iran and north korea s missile programs, as we learn new details ab tehran s failed test launch of a cruise missile from a submarine earlier this week. jennifer griffin joins us live now from the pentagon. jennifer, what evidence is there that north korea and iran are sharing missile technology? reporter: well, sandra, when iran tested a ballistic missile in late january, the pentagon said at the time it was based on north korean construction and design. last summer iran conducted another launch of a missile