11 June 2013
Last updated at 00:39 ET
A leading reformist candidate in this week's Iranian presidential election, Mohammad Reza Aref, has dropped out of the race, his website says.
Mr Aref said the head of the reformist movement, Mohammad Khatami, had asked him to withdraw.
There have been recent calls for Mr Aref to quit in favour of moderate candidate Hassan Rowhani.
Most of the six remaining candidates in the poll are conservatives close to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Conservative Gholam Ali Haddad Adel withdrew his name on Monday.
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