Women can't be president, Iran says

Iranian women seeking to run in the presidential election next month have been told they are not allowed to take part.

Women can't be president, Iran says

Iranian women seeking to run in the presidential election next month have been told they are not allowed to take part.

The remark by a member of Iran’s constitutional watchdog group effectively kills the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election.

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