Iran's Rouhani reruns for upcoming presidential election

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 22, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

TEHRAN -- Iran's incumbent President Hassan Rouhani registered for the upcoming Iranian presidential election on Friday.

Following the registration, Rouhani told the reporters that "From now on, protecting the Iranian nuclear deal (also known as JCPOA), would be one of the important issues (for the next government) politically and economically."

Over the past four years, "security of the country was a major concerns of (his) government, and as you see, the vicious ghost of war against the country has been dispelled and we are witnessing security for the people today," he said.