Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been barred from running in next month's presidential election.<br /><br />The 78-year-old who led the country between 1989 and 97 is not among the eight final candidates confirmed by the electoral watchdog, the Guardian Council. <br /><br />A former chief of staff to President Ahmadinejad, Esfandiar Rahim<br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
