 The contest features two conservative hardliners and one reformist candidate. Iran's Guardian Council, tasked with vetting candidates, approved six hardliners, but three have since dropped out in hopes of consolidating support behind a single candidate. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bakr Khalibaf and former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili are seen as the top hardline contenders, while reform-minded voters may opt for Massoud Pazeshkian, the lone reformist in the race.