Iran parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announces presidential bid

Ghalibaf is among presidential hopefuls seeking approval to run for the June 28 snap elections.

The conservative speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has registered his candidacy for the snap presidential election on June 28.

At the end of the five-day registration period on Monday evening, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told reporters that a total of 80 applications have been submitted.

The presidential hopefuls now have to wait until June 11 to see if their candidacy is…