Iran’s presidential debate becomes interesting … candidates open up with their views on foreign policy and economic reform just days before the two men will face a run-off election on 5th July.
(ULAY)
Saeed Jalili who is considered loyal to Iran’s supreme leader went head to head with his more moderate opponent Massoud Pezeshkian, who questions his country’s isolation, backs women’s rights, more social freedoms, and cautious detente with the West
Jalili plans to resolve the country’s social, political and economic ills by adhering rigidly to the hardline ideals of the 1979 Islamic Revolution if he wins…
Pezeshkian with his moderate views, narrowly beat hardline Jalili for first place in Friday’s first round vote.
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