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Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312082-1.jpg?w=385&h=248&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312083.jpg?w=527&h=767&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312084.jpg?w=610&h=406&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312085-1.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312086.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312087.jpg?w=308&h=201&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312088-1.jpg?w=308&h=203&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312089.jpg?w=604&h=408&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312090-1.jpg?w=596&h=394&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
TEHRAN, IRAN – APRIL 23: Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim holds a press conference ahead of Iranian Presidential Elections, on May 19th, in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017. ( Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency )
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312091-scaled.jpg?w=316&h=394&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
![Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170423_2_23246999_21312092-1.jpg?w=916&h=617&ssl=1 "Upcoming Iranian Presidential Elections")
Member of Islamic Coalition Party and Presidential candidate Mostafa Mirsalim (C) speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran on April 23, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]