The deputy secretary of the Constitutional Council categorically dismissed the notion of categorization of presidential candidates on the basis of political leanings, stressing that the Council only considers the regulations in auditing the applicants who have registered to run in the 13th presidential election.

Iran’s Constitutional Council has started the process of auditing the credentials of the nominees who have registered to run in the upcoming 13th presidential election.

Iran closed registration Saturday for potential candidates in the country's June presidential election.

Constitutional Council’s spokesperson Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei has made it clear that the standards specified in a recent measure ratified by the council will be the only touchstone of qualification for candidacy for the 13th presidential elections in Iran.

Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei on Friday visited the Interior Ministry in Tehran, the site for the registration of hopefuls seeking to join the country's 13th presidential vote.

Constitutional Council’s spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said everyone who thinks has the necessary qualifications and expertise can register for the country’s 13th presidential elections.

The Iranian presidential election registration period has begun on Tuesday, May 11, as the eligible applicants can submit the required documents within a deadline of five days.

The Constitutional Council has released the full text of the amendment to a measure that it has ratified in order to clarify the criteria and standards for defining the political and religious personalities and the qualities that determine the managerial characteristics and skillfulness of the candidates applying for the post of president.

Iran’s Constitutional Council has set new criteria for presidential candidates meant to separate out large numbers of people who nominate with very basic or no qualifications for every election.

The Constitutional Council hailed the International Quds Day as a worldwide movement against colonialism and arrogant powers, noting that the crimes committed by the Zionist regime of Israel against Palestinians are no secret to freedom-seekers around the world.