Azerbaijan, Baku, May 22/ Trend F.Karimov, S. Isayev/
Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei, the former aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that his disqualification is a kind of oppression, the Fars news agency reported.
Mashaei also said that he will pursue the case through the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Previously, Iranian government supporting news website INN.IR reported that the Conservatives critical of the current Iranian government, earlier expressed hope the Guardian Council would not approve Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei's candidacy, who has been supported by president Ahmadinejad.
In fact, according to the website, 150 parliament members signed a letter that was submitted to the Guardian Council, regarding Mashaei's candidacy.
Iranian media outlets reported that Mashaei himself said prior to Guardian Council revealing the list of candidates, that if he doesn't qualify, he will pursue the issue by law, which doesn't mean any havoc, since this way no problems in the country can be solved.
Late on May 21, the Guardian Council of Iran revealed the list of names approved for participation at the upcoming presidential elections in the country.
The council said that the country's Constitution and the election law were the criteria for vetting presidential hopefuls.
The Guardian Council approved MP Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, Hassan Rohani, the director of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council, former First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref, Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi, and former Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Velayati.
Iran will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14, 2013.
The voters will select the successor of the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is not able to participate in the elections for the third term according to the country's constitutional laws.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election and the Guardian Council vets the candidates for qualifications.