Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close ally of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks with journalists, during a press conference after registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry, in Tehran, Iran, May 11. Ahmadinejad says he will seek the reinstatement of Mr. Mashaei candidacy in next month's presidential elections by appealing to Iran's supreme leader. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
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