Editor’s Note: A June 2019 investigation revealed that this article was authored by a false persona. Accordingly, this article has been retracted in full for not meeting our standards on authorship disclosure. The Diplomat regrets this situation.
The Debate
Iran’s 2017 Election: Ahmadinejad’s Candidacy Signals the Regime’s Weakening
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s entrance into Iran’s electoral race is deeply dangerous.
![Iran’s 2017 Election: Ahmadinejad’s Candidacy Signals the Regime’s Weakening Iran’s 2017 Election: Ahmadinejad’s Candidacy Signals the Regime’s Weakening](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/td-story-s-1/thediplomat.com-800px-mahmoud_ahmadinejad_columbia.jpg)