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i guess question. hopefully they will be out to operate. part of today, shed me joining our conversation. we have mazda. yes. all i, yeah. and i saw a nice to have all 3 of you on board, marcia, please introduce yourself to audience he well, what you do. hi, thanks for having me. i'm my dear. i'm one time and i'm here on correspondence for english space and so i welcome to the stream. introduce yourself. i'm sorry on lenny and all the investigative journalists are great to have you. i saw welcome to the stream, introduce yourself in class audience. thank you. my name is rad. i'm a senior research fellow at the national iranian american council just based in washington dc. all right, so let's start marcia with a quick cheat. a quick look at who 7 candidates are,

who we're going to be buying for. the title of president here on my laptop, i have all 7 of them, one line for each candidate. let's start here at the top. sure, i wrote samples to me as a lawmakers used to be deputy parliament speaker up until a couple of weeks ago. but he's now a member of parliament. every racy is the front runner. he is the head of the judiciary at the moment, and more center as i used to be, the commander in chief of the i, r g, c, d, long revolutionary car corps. and is not the secretary of the expediency council and more than the reformist he used to be vice president under president called me . and the governors of 2 provinces are doing. i said him, i used to be the governor of the central bank for on until a few weeks ago when he was dismissed for running for president iris. and he is also a lawmaker, a conservative par niner. he is the head of the research center of the parliament

and say, johnny is a former nuclear negotiator and a senior security official in iraq. i was the one that's up to date with who is here. so when you look at that line up, what does that tell you about around today? i think it doesn't say much about iran today. i think that says quite a lot about the guardian counsel today. the lack of representative politics. the guardian council has taken particularly since parliamentary election last she disqualified so many performance and well known candidate. not just a moment thing, for example, adding more to hattie. so pragmatic, politician, but also both. busy in the presidential election as well, i carried over that legacy and that point of view, i guess toward excluding a lot of avenues, our conversation and opinions from elected bodies in the country.

i thought i want you to listen to some people on the street interviews, talking about the candidate selection, and then come off the back of last thoughts with your thoughts about the candidates ever listen. competition should be more open and that should have been a broader selection of candidates, the names that we see approve. now at the same people we have seen repeatedly over the last few years and they have come and gone up. the majority of people had already made their mind before this, but this decision to disqualify candidates more than anything and turn the election into an appointment. it used to be disguised, but it's not even discouraged in i think that speaks directly to what you're hearing across the board in iran, precisely the fact that even before the disqualification there was not a lot of energy behind this particular election and in iran, since the revolution,

there's been historically good turn out like very high turn out. 70 percent of voters will turn out for elections and when there is low turn out, you tend to get more conservative candidates that are winning. and when there's high turn, you tend to get the reform as well. so in this particular case, you know, what about the touch other, who is a disqualified? well known reformist, said actually in, in a certain way. it's like there undermining the guardian council is undermined the entire idea of the republic behind the republic. i'm just looking at one of my ideas headlines. iran's guardian council disqualifies most presidential hopefuls. when you said most day in your headline, marcia, how many people were disqualified? it's a huge number, if it is 585 people, if i'm not wrong, we're disqualified and only 7 were allowed to rock. so this was the, i'm going to say this is probably the 1st controversy of this presidential election

campaign has it resolved itself where people just her. it happens it's difficult. on one hand, even some conservatives and hard and who have criticize this decision by the card guardian council, the vetting body to disqualify a lot of people. even some top people like lottery, johnny, who is an advisor to the supreme either and a former 3 time parliament speaker and group of other reformists and modred to the point that right now it's 5 conservative and hardliners begins to moderate or slash reform if they're really not, and there's no prominent reform is left in this race. so people are not happy. people are disappointed. there's a general air of apathy toward this election, but it is on, i guess i'm just going to. yeah, i think

a guy had to go 1st. i was just going to add to missouri because you mentioned and this is true that even rice he himself, i mean rice, you've seen as the front runner now, right. when they say it's an appointment, they mean that it seems like he's the one who's being appointed even if he is criticize to certain extent, saying, you know, he wanted to be more competitive. he wanted to be more participatory. and while the supreme leader hominy originally, you know, was fine with the guardian councils disqualification process. he's walked it back a little bit saying some of the candidates had been wrong. but what's interesting is that ultimately, how many has the power to reverse it? if you want, so is it more rhetorical that they're just using this because they're reacting to the backlash? or are they genuinely concern for the guardian council? did? i would say it's more rhetorical. so i what do you think? i think, i think that's a poison challenge in many ways because as we are saying previously, we kind of like most often back in the, the conser me day way, you know,

be supreme leading to being of attend an election bad when it comes to, you know, reform is, for example, it ends up being a poison challenge because a little bit premise is actually, you know, they shouldn't be into theory and from the state. it should be elected bodies representative bodies that are making the decisions not be sent to the power away message, or how it does actually intervene. it really does undermine a position and legitimacy. so we have a 3 bytes. we've had a number one debate. number 2 is just happened, they rate number 3 is happening on saturday. i want to go back to the 1st bait because that's where you began to see what the candidates a standing for that have a listen to 3 of them. host, i'm running because this is what people asked me to do. different classes of people have started shouting about inefficiencies, cruelty poverty, discrimination, and corruption. i thought kelly on that t. j. the whole of the many people think the result of the election is already

decided. but we can change the scene and the results. what i want you to do, what you are capable of doing is to vote, even if you want to complain about the current situation. do it through voting tonight, man initial bidding, and then show him how do you want to run the country? mister? mighty, your governance was catastrophic. you were sitting here as a representative or mister roo. honda, whom i saw what issues are you listening out for intently? well, what you're hearing in the debates is the conservative basically piling on to which is the one loan not so there's 2, there's a guy who's a reformist and mit who was the governor of the central bank, who is an economist and more moderate. and they're really piling up on him actually because he is gaining some traction. you know, one of the things i would keep in mind and talking about the elections in your honor, they're not entirely predictable. yes, rice is certainly a front runner,

but we can't predict what will actually happen, especially if some candidates like him. he can gain traction and if the other conservative candidates don't remove themselves and fall behind dr. feet and you're going to see some of his vote be split as well. but the idea is that central and all the things that they're saying is the economy is very important. and who is going to be the leader that can take your on out of the situation that it's in right now, which is a devastated economy. we talk about the economy so important we want to add into this conversation some perspectives from turan and how people are doing as far as resources are concerned. shopping grocery is concerned, have a listen why you see the situation. everything has become more compensated for the trend. like you're rude chicken, not everything has become more expensive. why haven't your renters have no income?

so who should we vote for you? who can we try to fix you? so much elections of the pinnacle of democracy and we have also participated. but what has been the results, especially in the economic fields. today, there are 2 or 3 unemployed people in every household. mother. can you give us a few examples of what it means for the economy to be a major issue in iran, make it personal? i think the main issue is definitely the inflation view. could literally go to the supermarket every week and know there's got the price of something on multiple things, have gone up and you often find yourself thinking i bought this thing for this month 6 months ago. now it's triple that. so it's not necessarily about shortages. there are sporadic shortages too, but it's mostly the price. and obviously incomes are not rising as much and there

is higher unemployment. so all of this contributes to this general air of apathy and disappointments because this can only go on for so long, and people will need to see some improvement. and of course, economically, inflation, it has to be tied to where the sanctions are right now in iran. so if we then connect that to the united states and what might happen with the nuclear dale, what is the us doing right now? i fell watching these upcoming presidential elections. what are they doing as a negotiating right now with around the us is negotiating with iran right now, but keep in mind that president biden came in to came into a situation where the trump administration is maximum pressure policy was in full effect. and for all intents and purposes, it is still in full effect, not one sanction has been lifted despite the fact that we're in negotiations with

iran right now in terms of the nuclear deal that has an impact on the election as well. had the binding administration approached it differently from the very beginning, had they approach it the way that they did things like the parents climate accord or the muslim them and taken immediate steps into returning to the deal, which i think a lot of support is expected to do then you might find a different situation if sanctions had, if something had been listed. and iranians experienced the idea of economic group and maybe there would be some do the as for voting and it could change the sort of political environment that you, senior on today. but this is the path by which item administration is taken and something to keep in mind is iranians are not naive to the fact that yes there's, they're very aware of their domestic mismanagement and corruption that leads to these economic situations. but they're also very aware of the role of ancient and when i speak to family and friends in iran, they say it's like the war, the 1980. i mean that is a very different situation than it was just a few years ago. and so the role of us sanctions can't be can't be denied so. so

i'm just really curious about when we started his presidency 4 years ago and how he's ending his presidency 4 years ago. what is your takeaway? well, years ago, 2013. when he was, when he was elected, he was elected in the wave of optimism and hope. it was the, the administration of moderation proposed to say that's what everybody believed. very difficult now to describe just how it scientists, who were in 2013, coming after that period of the bush administration as well, part of that in the united states. so it was a very dark period of time. and i couldn't say that what is happening now 8 years later. unfortunately, it really back to the future where it's been almost a circle where they've gone through the day. it looked very much like, you know, war was on the horizon. there were under the obama administration sanctions as well . and then of course, there was the j b o a and once again,

that reviewed optimism and hoping, you know, ronnie could change something that he was changing something a signing that. and then later where affectively back to the beginning. so, you know, unfortunately for the people of iran, i think the, you have really just been a waste of time. so i want to put this point to you. this comes from a mean. i mean, is a project research at the university of toronto. he has a theory about why conservatives are now in favor. a more, it's on not in favor. you don't have to agree with it, but i'm really interested about your take it to me. festival. i believe the cyber insult, the full colored mother is from here on the politic would be one of the most important result of the upcoming presidential election year on the decision of garden council . ensure that this long republic doesn't. these reformers are mother is for the future and they failed to both of them as office will be probably in the nuclear

view and currently due to the eagerness of the job, the not ministration to rejoin the j. c. p. a. there on believe moderate can gain more transitions from the u. s. basically moderate, had their charts, they had a look where we are. this is why conservatives are going to be, well no, i absolutely no, i disagree with that at mostly because yeah, moderates have a chance. but for the past 8 years, how long it had spent that time undermining the romani administration obstacle its way and trying to make the administration from carrying out its promises. hardliners for the most part, were in opposition to the jcp away, including when it was ratified through the parliament you had called parliament terry and hotline parliamentary. some of them actually cried and then about. and it's not just that they've undermined demands for reform,

for moderation. this also you know, important issues that he, that he campaigned on a not just 2013, but it was 2070 and yeah, fine moderates have had a chance. so there is the internal problem within iran and internal position, which is, which is important and it cannot be discounted, but then you have on the alternative side, you can look at the pasta, you know, 20 years of the iranian presidential election. you know, they've elected a populace that elected a hotline or a moderate, a pragmatist. but the united states, on the other hand, us position in washington towards iran, has changed in a very limited way. so i think that part of the problem is that the shift in washington hasn't happened towards iran to allow the changed atmosphere with iraq to really take whole i have some questions on you to for you. go go ahead quickly,

but i also want the audience not to talk to you. go ahead, go ahead. i was just going to say, i think sir, i wrote up a very, very important point, which is, you know, commentators and analysts in the us looking at it from the us perspective. haven't thank for years, but maximum pressure would have this exact consequences. iran, but it would movie ron's domestic politics to the right. and so that the, and we can't, you know, separate the fact that there are external factors that are influencing iranian politics as well. i am going to put some thoughts to you from our audience who, watching right now, i want instant reactions. we quick thoughts back for she says could the lifting of sanctions in the final moments of election day change the situation in favor of mattie impossible question to answer for us. l. have a good? sure. i think again, elections are unpredictable everywhere, and i would argue, especially in iraq. so it is possible i would say that it is unlikely to happen because one, i think the sanction being lifted in the next 10 days is likely to happen. and so

it's unlikely to have that effect. so i, j noon says, is there a chance to run to become more nipple country? that's my to that one. i think at the current point in iran, we inflation some high unemployment. so high and economic issues that are really taking returns of people's priorities. i think it's incredibly difficult for people to push for reform when they're struggling to put food on the table when they're struggling to buy medicine. i think that the fundamental problem at the moment might be at i says that we're not going to vote. there's a whole lot of social media hash tag around the idea of what is a point. we're not going to tell us more about that. well yes, i understand the current situation, the economy and other restrictions on freedoms, on internet freedoms,

on the freedom of speech. and you don't see any viable option out of the situation . and in this election, i feel like many people see that their vote is not going to have a huge impact. as you said, it's very unlikely that might be, for instance, is going to just come around and be able to win. and then go had to implement play wide reaching reforms that were just 60 economy and everything. and i think on the nuclear deal. and so it's important to make the distinction the lease right now. it's become state policy. i think it's always been a policy, but especially in the past few months. president, ronnie has also been trying to make a point to say that every step has been going on in direct consolidation with the supreme leader and the supreme national security council, which is also comprised of hard liners and conservatives. so i think the nuclear deal is not going to have a huge impact on the election. i didn't turn the election is not going to have

a huge impact on the deal. what is i want to show you this and this is a recent telephone poles have a look here on my laptop on twitter. i'm just going to scoot up here. so reducing the translation from persian selections on, in june about 36 percent of people are expected to turn out. that is not a good turn out. and there's not seemly an awful lot of enthusiasm for going to vote which by itself, that by itself is a vote right. not voting. insight if you're not enthusiastic about it. but saturday, had this thought, let me just share this with you because somehow she is being exploited. and captivated by the debates won't have a number to this is set a race thought. let's have a listen. even though the initial public opinion, paul suggests about we're going to witness

a very low turn out in the presidential elections. it seems that after the candidates were announced and they started their presidential campaigns. and particularly after we had the 1st televised presidential debates and more and more people are talking about the election and especially online. and there is a stronger election by dan before in the society. i thought just wondering, is there anything in this current election that is making you excited? not particularly, i mean i'm, i'm the wrong person guys in terms of like, my excited behind the election. but from what i'm getting from people who are in iran. no, i think i think there was a lack of energy going into it and put the disqualifications were sort of the nail in the coffin. i mean we, there is the possibility. as i thought i was pointing to that you'll see higher

numbers and what is being predicted, but overall, compared to 70 percent per turn out in 2017. i don't think we're gonna see anything close to those numbers. so i, i think that follows completely, right, i don't think those 10 now is going to be anything that we saw during romani, selection 20132017 or example. but i will, i will say that even in 2013, there was a lot about the environment back in the very similar to the environment right now. and so there was a huge movement of boy cutting the note at that time as well as a lot of the opinion. polls showed very low figures, not low as 30 percent. i will of course, point out, but it wasn't until late 3 days before the election, 72 hours will be election. that the ro, honie administration campaign actually gathered and gathered this kind of momentum

that really, you are right if people enough to decide, well, actually i might go and vote and that's what happened was only 72 hours out. so, you know, i think there's still a little bit of time, of course. busy for optimism, but i think i found might be writing that, matthew, if i may, i think you're right, but the last time the debates themselves were very lively. they really had an impact this time. there's been to this debate so far. there's just one left on saturday and they've been very, very bland. just nothing really exciting, nothing to get people going. it's just been kind of entertaining, perhaps the time that is trading bars just tagging each other. so it's not very constructive, it's not many plans and details are being hashed out in the base and they can even be called to base perhaps because there's 0 moderation involved and everything is

random question questions from random and that it's limited like it could be adult for the stream mazda. yeah. so like i said, thank you so much for packing the presidential campaign. upcoming right now for the upcoming elections on june. the 18th in iran. thank you cheaper than your comments and questions. i'll see you next time. take everybody, ah jude on i just, you know, who will take half honeys plate will bring you the latest runs presidential election. on june 18th, the bottom line returns to discuss current developments in us politics and how they affect the world member state to gather in the u. k. on june 11th for talks on key issues at the g 7 summit, a new series portal brings 0 award winning digital content to our tv audience. and the sentencing of derek children will be handed down on june 25th join us for

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