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Vahid Haghanian registers to be Ebrahim Raisi s replacement in Iran. Discontent over social, political and economic crises is expected to affect the turnout. | World News
US-sanctioned former Revolutionary Guards commander Vahid Haghanian was among candidates who registered on Saturday to run for election as Iran's president after Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash, state media reported. Haghanian, a close aide to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, told reporters after registering that his qualifications were based on "experience from serving 45 years in the presidency and the leader's office".