Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf tipped as top presidential candidate

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf registered his name as candidate for the June 28 presidential election (AP)

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, emerged as the most prominent candidate from within the country’s Shiite theocracy in the race for the June 28 presidential election.

Monday marked the last day of registration for the contest to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others on May 19.