Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani announced Monday that he was "completely ready" for a comeback in June 17 election, putting months of procrastination almost behind him.
But the official, who is the chairman of the arbitrative Expediency Council, left the door open for untoward occurrences like February 2000 when he pulled out of the parliamentary race at the eleventh hour, which saw reformists rise to prominence. "I have complete readiness for candidacy in the elections, but I believe it is early to make a decision," he told a gathering at the inauguration of students news agency.
"It is likely that we witness the emergence of individuals with an acceptable future plan; otherwise, it will my turn (to come back). "If this responsibility falls on me and I feel that the situations and the people require me (to participate), I will not reject it," Rafsanjani added, IRNA reported.
