NEW : Official campaigning by the officially approved presidential candidates will start on Friday . President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he will contest the disqualification of his top aide . A government news website cited the Interior Ministry 's elections chief , Seyed Solat Mortazavi , as saying official campaigning would begin on Friday and last for 20 days , ending June 12 . Former President Akbar ##i Rafsanjani is also among those disqualified . Iran 's Guardian Council announced who can stand in the elections on June 14 .
NEW : Official campaigning by the officially approved presidential candidates will start on Friday . President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he will contest the disqualification of his top aide . Former President Akbar ##i Rafsanjani is also among those disqualified . Iran 's Guardian Council announced who can stand in the elections on June 14 .