Iran hard-line body bars reformists from running for president

Monday, May 23, 2005

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's hard-line constitutional watchdog has rejected all reformists who registered to run in next month's presidential elections, approving only six out of the 1,010 hopefuls, state-run television reported Sunday.

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