Will Mohammed Khatami run for a third term as president of Iran, or won’t he? That’s the question dominating the political conversation in Tehran ahead of the June poll, in which hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — who succeeded the reformist Khatami in 2005 — is standing for reelection. Pressure has been mounting on the former President to run again, with many seeing him as the only candidate able to defeat Ahmadinejad. There has even been an unprecedented public “Invite Khatami” campaign whose nostalgic theme song ends, “This time, we will truly appreciate your presence.”
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