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By bne Tehran bureau Iran’s reformist parties and figures are coalescing behind their sole approved candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, in the upcoming presidential election scheduled for June 28, viewing his candidacy as an opportunity to halt the country’s hardline shift, Hamihan newspaper reported on June 11. Pezeshkian, a former health minister and deputy speaker of Parliament known for his integrity and moderation, is the only reformist candidate to have been approved by the Guardian Council to run in the election, which was brought forward by a year following the death of President Ebrahim Rai…