may it be secret, may it be at the top of the world , may it be under us, may it be a wise gem like siavashass through these fires, break the fierceness of the storm, my homeland, iran , light a candle of prayer, make the name of god boil, be the claws of the devil, my homeland, iran. the eternal name of the country in the morning, the hope of the country, shine in the sky like an eternal seal. you are my homeland , show my passion and my secret, let them be in the sky like an eternal seal, and my words burn like your song. this is my grass, all my life, my homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my homeland , all with one name, the name shows the difference of every color and language, all with one name, the difference of every color and language, everyone is happy and violent . the eternal name of the homeland, the morning, the hope of the homeland, shout in the sky like the eternal seal of your homeland, you are my passion and drunkenness , shout in the water. who cares about this grass, all my souls, my country, my country, my country , my country , all with one name show the difference of

may it be at the top of the world , may it be under our feathers, a gem of wisdom like siavash tenga, pass through these fires, break the fierceness of the storm, o my country, iran , light up the abomination of prayer, make the name of god boil the claws of the court against the abomination of my country, iran. the eternal name of the country, show the hope of the country in the morning . you are the eternal seal of the country in the sky. every color and language, all with the same name, show the difference of every color and language a young man of iranian origin. my word is that if this grass is new, all the souls of my country, my country , my country, my country, all with one name show the difference of every color and language, all with the same name show the difference of every color and language . my word mabot, love you, make the world beautiful, iran tomorrow, we will build tomorrow on the way to conquer this beautiful land , raise the flag and make a noise, raise your head up . this is the border of iran's faith, with this flag , set up a storm. you are the hope of the cou

gem of wisdom like siavash, just pass through these fires , break the storm. my homeland, iran, light a prayer candle , make the name of god boil, be the claws of the devil, my homeland , iran. show the eternal name of the country in the morning, the hope of the country, in the sky like the heart of the soul. everyone with the same name shows the difference of every color and language. everyone with the same name shows the difference of every color and language. everyone is happy and violent . the eternal name of the country, in the morning, the hope of the country, show it in the sky like an eternal seal, you are a country , i am intoxicated, show it in the sky like an eternal seal, hear my burning words, you are my song, i am my soul, my body, my country, my country may my homeland be my homeland, my words are new, if this grass is new , all my souls, my homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my homeland , all with one name, showing the difference of every color and language , all with one name, showing the difference of every color and language . iran zarabat

to the tired heart of the world, put your ointment , open the way of the breezes, like the lonely siavash. by passing these fires, break the fierceness of the storm, my homeland iran , light a candle, make the name of god boil , break the claws of the devil, my homeland iran. bring the glad tidings of rain to the breaths of the desert, to the dry veins of the trees, to the tired night of the porch, and to the trembling heart of qonche. wishing for winter to turn the street into a fever distraught, you are leaving your soil again. every time you leave the garden of raya, i see tomorrow's sun in your eyes. iran, i kiss this flag with the love of my iran , make the world rain with flowers, your love is with me, iran , soil, sand, iran, your eyes are bright, iran, all of you, oh, let it be secret, let it be at the top of the world, let it be under our feathers , a gem of wisdom like siavash, pass alone. break the fierceness of the storm from these fires, o my homeland iran, light a prayer candle , make the name of god boil, become the claws of the devil, o my homeland iran. the eternal name o

irani, the iranian hero , the warrior from arasta, the gulf of my homeland, the blood of siavash, thearash, the cradle of the martyrs, the pride of the fire, the house of faith, thanks to yazdan, there is iran, the soil in iran, the lions of iran, always immortal. greetings and courtesy to you, dear viewers dear sir, have a good time. today, sports news has an election mood. athletes and sports officials of the country, like other members of the society , appeared at the ballot boxes of the 14th presidential election. here is shahid shiroudi stadium and shahid afrasiabi hall and the athletes who once again raised the iranian flag with their colorful presence. my discipline is volleyball, volleyball, volleyball , basketball, tennis, women's national team, basketball, captain of the national basketball team, karate, volleyball, secretary of the karate federation, shalha epe, weightlifting. we live in a country where we can, according to the research we do on the candidate we want let's vote, just like we go to other countries, we fight for our country , we want to work for the destiny o

make you very much for the update, siavash _ for the update, siavash mehdi—ardalan.ders. reformist candidate massoud pezeshkian is a former heart surgeon and health minister. he is faithful to iran�*s ruling clerics, but supports ties with the west, as well as economic reform. he�*s also said the actions of iran�*s morality police, who enforce strict dress codes on women, are "immoral". the conservative candidate is hardliner saeed jalili. he is a former secretary of iran�*s supreme national security council and a former nuclear negotiator. he served for four years in ayatolla khamenei�*s office. jalili was opposed iran�*s 2015 nuclear deal and to striking deals with the west. rouzbeh parsi is head of the middle east programme at the swedish institute of international affairs. he explained the significance of the voter turnout for iran�*s elections. the supreme leader has often touted the fact that iranians tend to go and vote is a sign of how popular and vote is a sign of how popular and legitimate the system is, so now obviously that is not a line he can use. and o

just like siavash, pass through these fires, let there be a storm, my homeland iran, light a candle,e the name of god boil , break the claws of the devil, my homeland iran. bring the good news of the rain to the breath of the desert, to the dry veins of the trees , to the tired night, bring the porch, open the smell of spring to the heart , to the quivering buds, to the longing of winter, to the struggle of the street , to the fever of the troubled soul, bring back from your soil , every breath of the garden, i see the sun in your eyes . iran, i kiss this flag. my ruined love, make the world rain flowers with your love, with me , iran, soil, sand, iran, your eyes are bright, we are iran , the beauty of the desert, may it be on top of the world, may it be under our feathers, may it be a wise gem. the eternal name of the country, the hope of the country, show it in the sky like a seal, you are an eternal country, my passion and intoxication , make me cry in the sky like a seal. all with one name shows the difference of each color and language. all with one name shows the difference of

the heart of amira's homeland tired of the world, show your salve, open the path of childbirth like siavash alone, pass through these fires , let there be a fierce storm, o my homeland, iran, a candle holder, and... light the name of god , boil the claws of the devil, o my homeland, iran. your heart belongs to the persian gulf and hormuz chest to the heart of the al-bab mountain chain and the breadth of your name. the vastness of the name of the sun , the manifestation of your soil is red, green, and white, this is not me , not me, me, me, a particle of the soil of my homeland, a particle of the soil of my homeland , i, iran, the soil in iran, qarsh and shiran, iran, always eternal, the night is not from your forest, iranian. the eternal name of the homeland, in the morning, the hope of the homeland, manifest in the sky , you are the eternal seal of the homeland, i am enthusiastic make me appear in the sky as an eternal seal, and my words burn like your song, my whole soul and body. my homeland , my homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my words, if this grass is new , all my souls, my homela

bright, the beauty of the arab world, may it be the world under us, may it be a gem of wisdom like siavashnly pass through these fires, break the fierceness of the storm, o my homeland, iran, light a candle of prayer, make the name of god boil, the paw of the court. the name of javaid watan is sobh omid watan. my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, everyone with one name shows the difference of every color and language, everyone with one name shows the difference of every color and language, everyone is happy and violent. the eternal name of the country in the morning, the hope of the country, shine in the sky like an eternal seal. o you, my passion and my intoxication , let them be in the sky like an eternal seal, and my burning words, which are your song, all my souls, my homeland , my homeland, my homeland . the difference of every color and language, all with the same name , shows the difference of every color and language, all jad and violence to the women of young iran. mapuche, love you, make the world beautiful, tomorrow's iran, we will build this beautiful lan

let the world be your salve, open the path of childbirth like siavash alone, pass through these fires, let there be a fierce storm , my homeland iran, light a candle, make the name of god boil , break the claws of the devil, my homeland iran. bring the spring flowers to the heart of the trembling bud, to the winter's desire, to the struggle of the street, to the tormented soul, you will leave your soil every time . i see a dream in your eyes, the sun of tomorrow, iran, i kiss this flag with the love of my iran , shower the world with flowers. i want iran, light a prayer candle, make the name of god boil , be the claws of the devil, my homeland, iran. show the eternal name of the country, the hope of the country, in the sky like an eternal seal. all with one name shows the difference of every color and language. all with one name shows the difference of every color and language. all happy and violent to women. the eternal name of the country, in the morning, the hope of the country, you are in the sky like an eternal seal, you are a country. i am passionate and intoxicated , my flower

may it be secret, may it be at the top of the world , may it be under us, a wise gem like siavash, just pass through these fires, break the fierceness of the storm, my country, iran , light a candle of prayer, make the name of god boil, be the claws of the devil. my homeland is iran. the eternal name of the country in the morning, the hope of the country, shine in the sky like an eternal seal. you are my country, my passion and intoxication , let my words be eternal in the sky like a seal, and my words, which are your song, all my soul and body, my country, my country , my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country, my country. showing the difference of every color and language, all with the same name. showing the difference of every color and language, everyone is happy and violent to women. the eternal name of the country in the morning, the hope of the country, show it in the sky , you are the eternal seal of the country, i am intoxicated i drown in water. everyone with the sa

is an iranian, an iranian hero, a warrior from currency to the gulf of my homeland, the blood of siavash, the bow of arash behad, the martyrs, the pride of the fire of the house. faith is due to the grace of yazdan, iran is soil in iran, cut by shiran. the 14th round of the presidential election is being held at the polling station of larzadeh mosque and compatriots from different age groups and different walks of life are present here . what is your occupation? i am a housewife. i am free . i am a servant. i am a student. after all, it has an effect on the fate of my country. i think that it has an effect on the fate of my homeland. our presence will lead to the progress of the country and the security of the country, god willing, and today is a beautiful point. sir, he said at the beginning of the morning that it is the day of happiness of the islamic republic of iran . it is the duty of every iranian who votes to implement all these laws, economically and politically. that the right to vote is 61 million and that voting definitely has an effect, like every single drop of the blood of

bring the rain to the breaths of the world, show your ointment, open the path of the births like siavash alone, pass through these fires, let the storm be fierce, o my homeland, iran, light a candle, the name of god is boiling , break the throne, o my homeland, iran. bring spring to the tired porch, bring spring to the heart of the trembling bud, bring winter's wishes to the streets , bring the fever of the troubled soul, i will leave your soil again . garden of dreams, i see tomorrow's sun in your eyes . with iran, i kiss this flag with the love of my iran, shower the world with the love of your love . also beautiful let the claws of the devil be mad, my homeland, iran. show the eternal name of the country in the morning, the hope of the country, in the sky like the heart of the soul. all with the same name show the difference of every color and language. all with the same name show the difference of every color and language. let all be happy and violent. the darkness of young iran is the glory of iran. you are like the eternal seal of my homeland, my passion and intoxication. make it m

the world, may it be secret, may it be the head of the world, may it be a feather of wisdom like siavash, just pass this fire. break the fierceness of the storm, o my country, iran, light the candle of prayer , make god's name boil, panje divan, child. may you be an eternal seal in the sky, you are my homeland , show my passion and intoxication, let your eternal seal be in the sky as well. my life and my body, my country, my country, my country, my country, my words are so burning that all my life is on this grass. the eternal name of the homeland, the hope of the homeland, shine in the sky like the eternal seal of the homeland , every color and language, all with the same name, show the difference of every color and language, everyone is happy and violent to women, give the strength of young iran to the originality of iran, let the strength of iran be young and my words are burning, that if you are in this grass, all my life and body, my homeland, my homeland, my homeland, my homeland , make the world worthy of your love. make iran beautiful tomorrow , we will build it on the way to con

those snakes of love and those men of the peace square of shuri i looked at the shahnameh, it was siavash and it was fire, and i saw the history of rasool that it was ibrahim and atash, who was khadim al-reza. i saw the houses of those who live so simply. since last night , i have not slept. he was the servant of imam reza , he was the servant of the nation. i want to offer my condolences to the entire islamic nation and the nation of iran for this loss from this great and very important leader, god willing. may god have mercy on this share and him as a real president as a real servant of the nation. in all their years of service are prominent and may god have mercy on them and their companions , they helped me a lot for the resistance in lebanon, syria and palestine . and pa shogh, you opened your arms so wide for satisfaction that it was as if we left this world moment by moment in pursuit of this moment . we still don't have a mattress. now, when i was watching the virtual space and reading the user's content, i remembered again that we spent difficult days in their absence, but with t

, an iranian , an iranian hero, a warrior, from currency to the gulf of my homeland, the blood of siavashhe bow of arash, the cradle of martyrs, the pride of the fire, the house of faith, thanks to the grace of yazdan, iran is soil in iran, cut by shiran. and our dear compatriots at the polling stations , an interesting point that i saw in the news and talks of mr. tahan nazif, i told him to tell you, was that from the beginning of the victory of the revolution until now and today, when we are talking to each other, on average every year in the islamic republic of iran has an election every year and this election is the 14th term of the presidency the 42nd election of the republic is being held after the victory of the islamic revolution, and i am presenting it to you . you can see the pictures of different provinces in the pictures where the people are present . we have the picture of mashhad, the picture of east azerbaijan. kish island , alborz province, from qom and kashan, you can see that old and young men and women come to the polls with their different views and tastes, and i welco

iran, my homeland , iranian hero, iranian warrior, from arasta, gulf , my homeland, the blood of siavashe bow of arash, the cradle of martyrs, the pride of the fire , the house of faith, thanks to yazdan, iran is soil. go to iran. i say of love, my soil is my homeland and my land will always be eternal, my ahurai soil, come with the step of old age and the passion of ghazal , ghazal, and from the beginning to the end, people of the kind of presence. sahlai arvandt, greetings to alborz and alvandt, greetings to the sky, fange, bah deva bandet, greetings to arbandt, greetings to alborz and alvandt, greetings to the sky, peke with mount damavandt, riding hoho

come on, the person who is closer to the people will come out of the fund like siavash, just pass through these fires, break the storm, o my homeland, iran , light a candle. god, make him boil, break the claws of the devil, oh my homeland, iran, what are you talking about if they love their country? in my opinion , we invite them to come and vote during the election it's really a task, i hope they come , we ask them to express, god willing, anyone who likes a country should participate. i wanted to not come until an hour ago, to be honest, i mean, i wanted to not vote, why did you come, but i knew it was my duty to express, it is not too late and attending the voting booths, we all have to participate, it is our destiny , god willing, they bring their names and their steps and decorate their steps. they should decide between their country's fate and theirs. i think they should come before it's too late to be involved in the fate of their country. come and tell those who didn't come, come back, i'll leave them. i request them to pay more attention to their destiny and their country, it is

the picture, people are here and waiting for their turn to cast their votes in the ballot box, like siavashst pass through these fires. those decisions and plans that he has in the prosperity of the people and the improvement of people's lives definitely have an impact when we can. let's be political. in my opinion, every vote can create a change in the country do in fact, since people can participate in their own political, social and cultural destiny, they prove their presence in a society. one hundred percent, when there is a lot of participation , someone is chosen who is more original. no matter how high the number of voters or participants is, it establishes the legitimacy of the system. people are doing their own thing. the rest is up to the future president to fulfill all the expectations of the people, his duty is for abad. another iranian should do everything to prosper iran and make the hearts of the people happy. the people of iran created an epic of attendance at 5864 ballot boxes. an epic to complete an epic tashrieh of the martyrs of the ardibehesht flight, which gave hope to

homeland iranian, the iranian hero, the warrior from aresta, the gulf of my homeland, the blood of siavashe bow of arash behad, the martyrs, the pride of the fire , the house of faith, thanks to yazdan harf. iran, soil in iran, the lions of iran are always immortal , or say from the dawn of tomorrow. it was his flag to tell his people about hope. to tomorrow, open a window from tamasha to magdeh , sing with me again about that spring that is not there, and the dawn will come again to the light of our hope, a bright dawn from the breath of our martyred lovers, a dawn from the bright presence from the horizons. in the name of allah, the most merciful, the most merciful, with blessings upon muhammad and his family , in the presence of you, those who are interested in sports news. iran's archers were in the czech international competition, on the last day of this competition, which was the last stage of obtaining an olympic quota, in the men's compound team, the iranian team, consisting of sina manshazadeh and hadi nouri , defeated the indian team and won the gold medal in the mixed compound o

forughlet , i looked at the shahrnameh, it was siavash and atash, and i saw the prophet's history thatwas ibrahim and atash, who was the servant of al-reza . it was very important for us, considering that yesterday i went to the house of the president's mother and the condition of their house, who live so simply. i saw that since last night i have not slept. he was the servant of imam reza, he was the servant of the nation, i want. i offer my condolences to the entire islamic nation and the nation of iran for this loss of this great and very important leader, may god have mercy on him. he, as a true president , as a true servant of the nation , was prominent throughout his service, and may god have mercy on him and his companions, he helped the main position of the name, and he helped for the sake of the resistance in lebanon and syria. i was very comical in palestine . i saw golestan in the eyes of my heart. it took fire with a splash. i'm glad you're in a good mood , mohammad reza, we still can't believe that we don't have mr. raisi anymore. i was reading and i remembered again that

just like siavash, let this million book volumes pass. a lesson has been printed and families do not need to buy books from the open market. registration of the order of the first entry bases. on the 7th and 10th, after registering in the schools and registering the final registration in the sida system from the 10th and july to the 6th of september, it is possible to accept payment online through the portals provided by the paniyar system. will be done and no receipt will be made in cash. how are the prices compared to last year? the prices for the average price in all bases have increased by 50% for the regions. disadvantaged still free this year, same as last year, areas that receive books for free or at half price will receive the books at the ministry of raidan or niha. electronics , computer and e-commerce exhibition el comp with the slogan "all together for the digital economy" in a permanent location. tehran international exhibitions started. this exhibition is open until july 12 it is mendan. the efforts of the scientific compani

the iranian, the iranian hero, the warrior from anywhere to the gulf my homeland is the blood of siavashn arash behd, the martyrs of pride.

may it be at the top of the world, may it be under our feathers, a gem of wisdom like siavash, just pass through these fires , break the fierceness of the storm, my homeland, iran, light a prayer candle in the name of god boil the paws of the devil, this is my homeland. good morning. once again , we will meet again through the glass hall. we will join my colleague. this conference will be hosted by tehran university with the presence of experts. to get more information, i will talk to ms. faramarzi, the reporter of the health system specialist group . hello, good morning. hello, i am at your service and to all my dear viewers . i wish you a good start to the day, even though today is the second day of the week. yes, mrs. azerfam , as you mentioned, today, for the first time, a conference is going to be held in tehran university with the title and theme of a tobacco-free university , considering that you know that smoking is both the cause of disease and it is one of the most common issues that cause death among humans . let me tell you a statistic that maybe more than 7 million people in

a gem of knowledge like siavash just pass these fires, break the fierceness of the storm , my homeland iran, light a prayer candle, make god's name boil, be the claws of the devil, my homeland iran, now you should have a good morning, dear viewers. join us , in the first part of the conversation, hello reporter, today we will have a look at the new working hours that started today, and due to the summer season , we are supposed to have these new working hours, mr. kamel davoudi, the representative of the administrative modernization department of the country's employment administrative organization. our guests are asking about the details of the government circular about changing the working hours of government offices. let's talk. good morning hello and welcome. salam alaikum. i am in pain to serve you, dear colleagues. first of all , i feel it is necessary for me. god willing , well, first of all, please explain about the new circular, it has some features and it is included. who will be there? i would like to inform you that just as both his highness and all of our countrymen are aw

open your ointment, open the path of childbirth like siavash alone, pass through these fires let the storm be fierce, my homeland, iran, light a candle. boil the name of god, break the claws of the devil, my homeland , iran! bring the glad tidings of rain to the breath of the desert, to the dry veins of the trees , to the tired night of the porch, bring the smell of spring to the heart of the trembling buds, to the wishes of winter, to the struggle of the street, to the fever of the troubled soul. you grow from your soil, every time you see a garden, i see a dream in your eyes, the sun of tomorrow, iran, i kiss this flag, sell it. stay with us, let's talk about international news in the presence of mr. nikmin. hello , good morning. in the name of god, i am serving you and dear viewers. hello and good morning. well, today, mr. honorable acting minister of foreign affairs of our country bagheri arrived in russia at the head of the diplomatic delegation. a few hours ago to participate in the brics foreign ministers' meeting. i am talking about the details of this trip with mr. darabi, a

let's talk to siavash ardalan from bbc persian. tell us what will happen on friday.ference of votes is very marginal, difference of1 million votes. the heart surgeon reformist candidate, he won 30 full cash he won 43% of the votes and the hardliner won 38%. the kingmaker here is the centre—right candidate, the third candidate was assumed to become the next president of iran, he didn't win a lot of votes. given how radicalised the conservative face —— base in iran has become. so he endorsed the far right candidate, saidjalili. if he he endorsed the far right candidate, said jalili. if he and his supporters decide to vote for him than the next president of iran will be hardliner. but the real kingmakers are those iranians who have chosen to stay away as a sign of defiance against the regime. the turnout was the lowest ever since the 1979 revolution. 60% decided to stay away. the 1979 revolution. 6096 decided to sta awa . ~ the 1979 revolution. 6096 decided to staawa. , ,, the 1979 revolution. 6096 decided to sta awa. , ,, ., stay away. were you surprised that the refor

siavash ardalan from bbc persian — explained the differnces between the two remaining candidates. 0nee doesn't want to change the entire political system but he believes in certain reforms, he believes in certain reforms, he believes the biggest issue facing iran is the us sanctions which has devastated the country's economy for years now. the other is a hardline, ultraconservative politician who has always had ambitions to become president. he is as hard right as you can get in politics. he believes that the sanctions aren't an issue. he wants to have alliances with china and russia to become a powerhouse on its own terms. he thinks he can pull it off so he wouldn't bother engaging with the west or trying to reach approach meant whereas when there was a nuclear deal back in 2016, the other candidate believes there should be some engagements. he is called the morality police immoral and believes that there should be easing up of these draconian restrictions on women's rights and civil liberties. the right—wing candidate believes there should be even more strict in place. we've seen th

earlier, i wasjoined on set by siavash ardalan from bbc persian, and he explained what we can expect two candidates, in which the difference of votes was very marginal, a difference ofi million votes. the heart surgeon reformist candidate, he won 43% of the votes. and the hardliner won 38%, that is abouti million votes. they kingmaker here is obviously the centre—right candidate. the third candidate who was assumed to become the next president of iran, he didn't win a lot of votes, given how radicalised the conservative base in iran has become. so, he endorsed the far right candidate saeed jalili. if he and his supporters decide to vote for him, then the next president of iran would be a hardliner. the real kingmakers are those iranians who chose to stay away, as a sign of defiance against the regime. the turnout was very low, the lowest ever since the 1979 revolution, 60% decided to stay away. where you surprised that the reformist candidate did so well? hat reformist candidate did so well? not so well. reformist candidate did so well? not so well- he — reformist candidate did so we

siavash ardalan from the bbc persian service told me more about the election.n since the 1979 revolution, 43%. i mean, that's pretty low, not even counting those spoiled ballots which might take the real turnout down to the 30s. this is just unprecedented, especially given the fact that the supreme leader had come out a few days before the election saying that, "we want people to turn out because if they turn out, "then that will prove that the people are still loyal "to the system and the system is legitimate, whereas a low turnout "is bad news for us." so, they have a run—off vote. do you think now that pezeshkian is leading in this first round, do you think people will turn out in the second, in the run—off vote? it really depends, it really depends. so, the society is very polarised now. on one hand we have these people turned away from the elections altogether, you know, giving a very powerful message to the system, "we don't want you, we don't want the clerical "establishment any more, we want more like a secular, "liberal—minded democracy," and then you

siavash ardalan from bbc persian — explained the differnces between the two remaining candidates.public is it does not mean he wants to change the entire political he is a loyalist, he once was still certain reforms. he believes that the biggest issues facing iran other us sanctions which have been devastated the country's economy for years now. this hard—line ultraconservative politician who's always had ambitions to become president, he is as far right as you can get in irianian iranians politics. he doesn't even believe that the sanctions are an issue, he thinks they are a blessing and an opportunity for iran to exploit its domestic potential through alliances with china and russia to become a powerhouse on its own terms. to become a very strong actor. he thinks he can pull this off so he wouldn't even really bother engaging with the west. whereas pezeshkian thinks as we had the nuclear deal back in 2016, there should be some engagement and diplomacy, seem as far as foreign policy is concerned. this goes back to the issue of the hijab thing which sparked nationwide protests and

let's talk to siavash ardalan from bbc persian. trying to make their point perhaps on that side of things?— make their point perhaps on that side of thins? , ., ., , , side of things? they have absolutely made their point _ side of things? they have absolutely made their point in _ side of things? they have absolutely made their point in a _ side of things? they have absolutely made their point in a spectacular- made their point in a spectacular way. this is the lowest turnout we have seen it since the 1979 revolution, 43%, that is pretty low, not even counting those that spoiled ballots which might take the wheel turnout down to the 30s, this is just unprecedented, especially given the fact the supreme leader had come out a few days before the election saying we want people to turn out because if they turn out, then that will prove that the people are still loyal to the system and the system is legitimate, whereas a low turnout is legitimate, whereas a low turnout is bad news for us.— is bad news for us. they have a run-off vote.

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let's talk to siavash mehdi—ardalan from bbc persian.s like an upset, with the moderate candidate, massoud pezeshkian, leading, with 19 million votes counted. he's got 8 million so far. the hard right candidate, saeed jalil has 7 million. it was thought that the current speaker of parliament would be the winner, and that turned out to be false. the other assumption was that if the turnout is low, it will favour the conservatives. maybe saeed jalil, the hard right candidate, might sneak ahead of the pro—reform candidate massoud pezeshkian. so far, that does not seem to be the case. the reformist camp, having been marginalised and alienated in the past, they are in a position to celebrate. ., ., , , ., , celebrate. turnout has been low. is that ou celebrate. turnout has been low. is that you to — celebrate. turnout has been low. is that you to peeple _ celebrate. turnout has been low. is that you to people making - celebrate. turnout has been low. is that you to people making a - that you to people making a political stance, or apathy? fix,

siavash ardalan from bbc persian — explained the differnces between the two remaining candidates.conomy for years now. where as the hardliner, ultraconservative politician who is always had ambitions to become president, he is as far right as you can get in iranian politics. he believes it's an opportunity for iran to exploit its domestic potential through alliances also with china and russia to become a powerhouse on its own term, to become a very strong actor. he believes he can pull this off. he wouldn't even really bother engaging with the west you are trying to reach reproach mark. where he thinks as we had the nuclear deal back in 2016 whereas pezeshkian thinks as we had the nuclear deal back in 2016, there should be some engagement and diplomacy, seem as far as foreign policy is concerned. this goes back to the issue of the hijab thing which sparked nationwide protests and they have gored the morality police in moral gored the morality police immoral and they believe they should be easing up on these kinds of severe draconian restrictions on women's rights and civil liberti