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TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 14 : Iranian cleric and head of the Imam Reza charitable foundation, Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech after registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections on April 14, 2017 in Tehran, Iran. Raisi who served as Deputy Prosecutor in the committee responsible for the 1988 executions submited his application for candidacy for Iran's presidential elections which will be held on May 19th. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 14 : Iranian cleric and head of the Imam Reza charitable foundation, Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech after registering his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections on April 14, 2017 in Tehran, Iran.  Raisi who served as Deputy Prosecutor in the committee responsible for the 1988 executions submited his application for candidacy for Iran's presidential elections which will be held on May 19th. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)