TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An influential former Iranian prime minister said on Tuesday that he will run in the upcoming presidential election, posing what could be a serious pro-reform challenge to the hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mir Hossein Mousavi, who announced his intention to run in a statement given to The Associated Press, is well remembered by many Iranians for managing the country during the 1980-88 war with Iraq. His revolutionary credentials also could help him siphon votes away from Ahmadinejad’s base. Iran’s reformers favor improving ties with the West and loosening restrictions at home.–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]