Tze Ming Mok 莫志明Woah, #nomaintenance trending third. Thank you Amrika! #iranelections
BBC: "sweeping new restrictions" on demo coverage #iranelections #gr88
DoomsdaysCW#Reformist #Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West
By JON GAMBRELL and AMIR VAHDAT
Updated 2:08 AM EDT, July 7, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — "Reformist candidate #MasoudPezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting #hardliner #SaeedJalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory #headscarf law after years of sanctions and #protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.
"Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country. But even Pezeshkian’s modest aims will be challenged by an Iranian government still largely held by hard-liners, the ongoing #IsraelHamas war in the #Gaza Strip, and Western fears over Tehran enriching uranium to near-weapons-grade levels with enough of a stockpile to produce several #nuclearweapons if it chose.
"A vote count offered by authorities put Pezeshkian as the winner with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million in Friday’s election. Overall, Iran’s Interior Ministry said 30 million people voted in an election held without internationally recognized monitors, representing a turnout of 49.6% — higher than the historic low of the June 28 first round vote but lower than other presidential races."
Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff election
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian has promised to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. He also said there would be no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy, and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country. But even Pezeshkian’s modest aims will be challenged by an Iranian government still largely held by hard-liners, among other challenges. A vote count offered by authorities put Pezeshkian as the winner with 16.3 million votes to Jalili’s 13.5 million in Friday’s election.
Miro CollasReformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election | Iran | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/06/iran-reformist-masoud-pezeshkian-extends-lead-in-presidential-election-count
One can hope, I suppose.
"Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shia theocracy in his campaign and long has held the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the final arbiter of all matters of state. But even Pezeshkian’s modest aims will be challenged by an Iranian government still largely held by hardliners."
Iran Journal Niedrige Wahlbeteiligung bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen im #Iran. Die Wahllokale sind bis 24 Uhr geöffnet, Stimmenauszählung beginnt bald. Die Reformer äußern sich enttäuscht.
Mir Hossein Mousavi boykottierte die Wahl. #IranElections #IranVotes
iranjournal.org/news/praesid...
Präsidentschaftswahlen im Iran...
Präsidentschaftswahlen im Iran...
Scott LucasHow and why ex-Parliament Speaker Larijani was disqualified by the Guardian Council from standing for President
Blocked on 7-5 vote amid concern about succession to #Iran Supreme Leader
(h/t Amwaj Media)
#MostafaTajzadeh, reformist activist and former Interior Minister, was imprisoned from 2009 --- amid mass #IranProtests over disputed Presidential election --- to 2016 and from 2022
New charges triggered by his criticism of March 1 #IranElections as "historic failure"
Amid disillusion w #Iran regime's repression and denial of political space, turnout down to 40% --- lowest in history of Islamic Republic
The Pigeon ExpressUltra-conservative Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran's presidential election after securing 62% votes #EbrahimRaisi #Iran #IranElection2021 #IranElections https://www.thepigeonexpress.com/ultra-conservative-ebrahim-raisi-wins-irans-presidential-election-after-securing-62-votes/
Peter HeilrathSpannend. Es gibt Quellen, die der Meinung sind, das Interview mit #Zarif sei nicht geleaked, sondern absichtlich veröffentlicht worden, damit er eine leichte Absetzbewegung von der iranischen Führung vortäuschen kann und im Juni wählbarer wird.
#Iran #Iranelections
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RT @SinaToossi
An 3-hour private interview w Zarif, done on Feb 24th for official records, has been leaked.
In it, he makes major revelations about Russia opposing the…
https://twitter.com/SinaToossi/status/1386399235852050434
Sina Toossi on Twitter
“An 3-hour private interview w Zarif, done on Feb 24th for official records, has been leaked. In it, he makes major revelations about Russia opposing the JCPOA & #Iran's diplomatic apparatus having little influence on big decisions. The full recording: https://t.co/ZSWWsBNEbV”