TEHRAN: Iran’s ruling establishment has moved to prevent infighting by allowing only a handful of conservatives loyal to the all-powerful supreme leader to contest next month’s presidential election, analysts say.

This paves the way for the most powerful political institutions to be completely run by individuals hand-picked by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s ultimate decision maker, or by those obedient to him.

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