APTOPIX Iran Election

Iranian cleric Ahmad Akbari shows a portrait of the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May, at the conclusion of a press briefing after registering his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. All candidates must be approved by Iran's 12-member Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists ultimately overseen by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)