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Two candidates drop out of Iran's presidential race
Voice of America
FILE - A billboard with portraits of presidential candidates is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 17, 2024. (Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
Two hardline candidates in Iran’s presidential election withdrew from the race Thursday, one day ahead of the vote, as conservative groups tried to rally behind a single candidate in the special election called after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi.
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