Iran Elections | Ahmadinejad Registers Bid To Return As Iran President | Pressure On Khamenei | G18V

Former Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be contesting in the upcoming presidential elections. Ahmadinejad, who is known for his hardline views, registered as a possible candidate for the elections to be held on June 28. The populist former leader's registration puts pressure on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Relations between the both became tense as there was disagreement over Ahmadinejad's domestic police when he was in power. Ahmadinejad was a controversial figure both for Iran and the world. He was criticised for his hostility towards countries including Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He was also criticised over his Holocaust remarks claiming that the Jews invented it. However, his return comes at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, Israel-Hamas intensifying war and its arming of Russia in its war on Ukraine. #iran #tehran #iranpresident #mahmoudahmadinejad #khamenei #n