Flash Analysis: Prominent Iranian Candidates Disqualified

Iran's powerful Guardians Council has disqualified two prominent candidates, former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, a close aide to outgoing President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, from running in next month's presidential election. Mardo Soghom, RFE/RL's regional director for Iran and Iraq, says that the decision indicates the insecurity of Iran's religious establishment.