An Iranian woman walks past a mural depicting the Iranian national flag in Tehran, capital of Iran, on March 4, 2020. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
TEHRAN – Iran's Constitutional Council validated on Saturday the registration of military staff as candidates for the country's presidency.
"It happened before. Military personnel applied for candidacy in previous terms and there is no legal ban," Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman for the council, said at a press conference in capital Tehran, according to the council's official website.
Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have declared their intention to run in the next Iranian presidential election, which is scheduled for June 18
The spokesman clarified that in Iran, military staff are banned to "interfere" in elections or voice support for candidates other than themselves.
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The next Iranian presidential election is scheduled for June 18, and the Constitutional Council is in charge of vetting the candidacies.
Hossein Dehghan and Saeed Mohammad, members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, have declared their intention to run for presidency.