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Ahead of the March 1, 2024 elections for the sixth Assembly of Experts in Iran, which will take place concurrently with the elections for the Majlis, the pragmatic conservative Aser-i Iran news website reported on January 24, 2024 that the Guardian Council[1] had disqualified former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani from running for reelection to the Assembly.