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Defiant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to run for Iran's presidential election

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Video. Defiant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to run for Iran's presidential election

Updated: 12/04/2017 - 11:22 GMT+2

Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run in next month's presidential election, despite being told by the Supreme Leader to stay out of the race.

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