Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The field for the Iranian presidential election was narrowed this week. We're going to take a look at who's in and who's out for the May 19 vote and what kind of choice Iranian voters face. Whoever wins will have a big impact on relations with the United States and on the ongoing international deal to limit Iran's nuclear program. It's not an open process in Iran. Last night, state TV reported that the clerical committee called the Guardian Council, that vets candidates, had ruled on who could run. NPR's Peter Kenyon is reporting on this from Turkey and joins us now. And, Peter, before we talk about who can run, who's in, there was one well-known former president who was out, who was disqualified, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Why was his candidacy barred? PETER KENYON, BYLINE: That's right. And it is pretty unusual for this Guardian Council to eliminate somebody who's already held the job not just once but twice. But Supreme Leader
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