TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei has said that he has not decided yet to run for the 2013 presidential election.

“Ask about my candidacy for the presidential election six months before the election,” he told reporters on Saturday when asked about his plans for the next presidential election.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s close ally also said he has no intention to run for the 2012 parliamentary elections.