Will a Reformist Victory in Iran's Election Weaken the Regime?

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  • čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
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    0:00 Intro
    0:49 How Iran’s Presidential Elections Work
    2:38 Why Pezeshkian’s Candidacy is Surprising
    5:46 The Results
    6:47 What Next?
    8:11 Sponsor

Komentáře • 815

  • @TLDRnewsGLOBAL
    @TLDRnewsGLOBAL  Před 8 dny +325

    CORRECTION: At 1:51, we say that Rouhani won in 2013 and 2021, when in fact he won in 2013 and 2017 - his term ended in 2021. Apologies for this sloppy error, and we hope you nonetheless enjoy the video!

    • @aliesmat07
      @aliesmat07 Před 8 dny +19

      Damn tldr does a lot of screwups...😮

    • @gooigigooga2774
      @gooigigooga2774 Před 8 dny +5

      ugu...

    • @dddking9284
      @dddking9284 Před 8 dny +17

      With how much they are reporting constantly and the need to keep up to date on global events they happen at least they admitted the correction as this kind of work reporting and stating these stories is not easy

    • @lastsovietspy
      @lastsovietspy Před 8 dny +2

      you should’ve uploaded the video with the right audio again

    • @GobbiExists
      @GobbiExists Před 8 dny +5

      @@lastsovietspyAlgorithm would act up, as if you quickly upload videos around the same time period CZcams will think you are a bot and will push your video waaaaaaaaaay down in the algorithm

  • @carlcramer9269
    @carlcramer9269 Před 8 dny +877

    Letting ONE reformist run seems like a mistake from the ayatollahs' perspective. They should have taken a note from Putin and led three reformers run, to split the vote.

    • @shadowthehedgehog3113
      @shadowthehedgehog3113 Před 8 dny +40

      Woulda still gone to a run off

    • @sujalgarewal2685
      @sujalgarewal2685 Před 8 dny +1

      This is a ploy. Let the reformist win to let off steam that has built up in the public. Then till the next election crackdown. And then have the hardliner get elected.
      BTW how much "reform" do you think this guy can really implement

    • @yarsaz4347
      @yarsaz4347 Před 8 dny

      Doesn't matter because it will just go to run offs if no one gets 50% of the vote.

    • @rbz21
      @rbz21 Před 8 dny

      Putin did not allow any non-loyal candidates to the ballot, he got rid of them beforehand, so essentially there was nothing to split. Plus in Russia the election committee usually falsifies the results just coming up with a number that will satisfy the government anyway, so voting results don't show anything, and that's what iran can probably do as well if the ayatollah doesn't want to see a reformist as a president

    • @ehsan2501
      @ehsan2501 Před 8 dny +71

      We have no reformists in Iran and the idea of reform is pretty much dead! Besides, he is part of the status quo he means no harm to it.

  • @thepax2621
    @thepax2621 Před 8 dny +806

    "What reformist victory might mean for Iran and the world..."
    Well, he's not a radical reformist, for one thing. And even if he were, the president is more of a figurehead in Iran. The power lies squarely with the supreme leader... So... Nothing much will change at all 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @coconut7490
      @coconut7490 Před 8 dny +36

      nothing burger basically lol

    • @moety2752
      @moety2752 Před 8 dny

      Good, no one wants to bend over to the west

    • @kevley26
      @kevley26 Před 8 dny +29

      The president definitely still has some power they aren't just a figure head.

    • @byunbaekhyun2283
      @byunbaekhyun2283 Před 8 dny +52

      umm wrong, actually. the hijab law was liberalized in the 2000s thanks to the then-reformist president. so it's very possible for pezeshkian to liberalize the hijab law even more.

    • @thepax2621
      @thepax2621 Před 8 dny +27

      @@kevley26 He can't make policy. He can't go against the supreme leader... Oh yes, he can invite foreign countries... to talk. Issuing decrees, awarding medals, sends and receives foreign ambassadors... Wow, thats solid power right there 👍🏻🙄

  • @realm8286
    @realm8286 Před 8 dny +115

    That guy is Khamenaei not Khomeini.

    • @readisgooddewaterkant7890
      @readisgooddewaterkant7890 Před 8 dny +2

      Depends on dialect

    • @Mayordomo32
      @Mayordomo32 Před 8 dny +5

      Distinction without a difference

    • @NotaNationalist31
      @NotaNationalist31 Před 7 dny +3

      Both are devils, no difference.

    • @samuela-aegisdottir
      @samuela-aegisdottir Před 7 dny +6

      That is like Pyongyang and Pyeongchang - two very different cities with names so similar, that I can't really remember the difference, nor to dare to try to pronounce either of them. Sorry to Koreans and Iranians, that is just beyond my ability. I hope I will learn it one day.

    • @dwaynekeenum1916
      @dwaynekeenum1916 Před 6 dny +3

      @@NotaNationalist31says the zionist

  • @miladd237
    @miladd237 Před 8 dny +340

    4:25 Huh?
    He never said such thing! He said he will stop “harsh treatment”
    Hijab has been mandatory since 1980, it was made mandatory by the Ayatollah of Ayatollahs; *Khomeini*
    No one in the regime would ever dare to question it, even Mousavi didn’t have the guts to do this, promising to repeal on the other hand is literally suicide.
    The only reformist that dared to say such thing (still not on TV) is Mostafa Tajzadeh,he’s in jail now…

    • @adamharrold407
      @adamharrold407 Před 8 dny +61

      What a dictatorial theocracy

    • @jeckjeck3119
      @jeckjeck3119 Před 8 dny +21

      @@adamharrold407
      What other kind are there.

    • @mr.x817
      @mr.x817 Před 8 dny

      @@adamharrold407like America & Canada. You forgot the mandates? Relax & don’t mind Muslim business. Hijab is & should be mandatory. Islamic countries needs to stop trying to be like the west.

    • @hamlet557
      @hamlet557 Před 8 dny +17

      @@mr.x817 At least you have the honesty to say that your women don't want to wear hijab and you force them.
      It's so rare to see a muslim being honest these days, usually you LIE.

    • @eyelessclowned
      @eyelessclowned Před 8 dny

      the west is a fake democracy​@@adamharrold407

  • @enkephalin07
    @enkephalin07 Před 8 dny +265

    Raisi's death wasn't mysterious, it was just unexpected. Lacking any evidence contrary to the official explanation, it's the simplest to accept. Plane trouble can happen to anyone in a storm. You could blame the US for sanctions that made it difficult to properly service the plane, but identifying anyone who would benefit from Raisi's death would be pretty tenuous.

    • @dontworry1302
      @dontworry1302 Před 8 dny

      Wasn't it a helicopter flying in mountains through fog? Helicopters being the pinnacle of mankind's arrogance of against nature.

    • @seadkolasinac7220
      @seadkolasinac7220 Před 8 dny +15

      Yes. Also the weather in that region can be very stormy and dangerous

    • @257.4MHz
      @257.4MHz Před 8 dny +12

      I don't trust supreme leader at all. But the crash was an accident. Now, the one in Russia for pregosuin was sabotage. But this was accident

    • @davidwestwater2219
      @davidwestwater2219 Před 7 dny

      Thats not true it's insane to not have a transponder on board and to use 50 year old helicopters. He also was not popular with komani

    • @hadifjamalluddin3319
      @hadifjamalluddin3319 Před 7 dny +3

      At the same time, saboteur from maintenance could also be involved too...
      Yes, and people are saying US causing problems.
      I call this crash; a saboteur murder.

  • @pooyaestakhry
    @pooyaestakhry Před 8 dny +34

    4:09 khomeini died few decades ago, this is khamenei

  • @hadifjamalluddin3319
    @hadifjamalluddin3319 Před 8 dny +67

    I can't even imagine with such a low turnout that reformists lead. Reminds about Bangladesh Boycotting Election season...

    • @Dr.Mohandes
      @Dr.Mohandes Před 8 dny +1

      What happened in Bangladesh

    • @didd2810
      @didd2810 Před 7 dny +6

      ​@@Dr.Mohandesshe pissed off the opposition and they boycotted it seems

    • @hadifjamalluddin3319
      @hadifjamalluddin3319 Před 7 dny +1

      @@didd2810 yes, even I can recount when it comes to Johore, I mean local elections in Malaysia.
      But, in Iran, despite low records, they fought back.
      Now, I don't know if US also had a low turnout record because of Israel-Gaza war turned genocide.

    • @amirsh6108
      @amirsh6108 Před 5 dny

      What was the result of Bangladesh Boycotting Election? Did situation get better after boycotting election?

    • @hadifjamalluddin3319
      @hadifjamalluddin3319 Před 5 dny +2

      @@amirsh6108 worse despite Nawaz Sharif of Bangladesh was victorious.

  • @BigbrotherMK
    @BigbrotherMK Před 8 dny +78

    One thing clarify as an Iranian, reformist and hardliner in this context are both consider hardliner compare to average Iranian! Anyone who is accepted in guardian council is part of the system nevertheless of the subgroups in that system.

    • @alexlehrersh9951
      @alexlehrersh9951 Před 7 dny +6

      Lies
      The average Iranian supports the system and thereligious laws

    • @diogorodrigues747
      @diogorodrigues747 Před 7 dny +18

      @@alexlehrersh9951 Nonsense.

    • @Slaptothefuture
      @Slaptothefuture Před 7 dny +13

      @@alexlehrersh9951which is exactly why the absolute majority (even based on the official number by the government) did NOT vote, right?

    • @alexlehrersh9951
      @alexlehrersh9951 Před 6 dny

      @@Slaptothefuture Not voting means not to diagree with the govermwnt

    • @thatshowyoudoit6583
      @thatshowyoudoit6583 Před 6 dny +8

      @@alexlehrersh9951hell no where did you pull that from

  • @arianrezaei13
    @arianrezaei13 Před 8 dny +114

    Imagine getting a figure candidate that says he'll try to improve our living standards "somehow" without opposing political norms being seen as a liberal victory

    • @ecoideazventures6417
      @ecoideazventures6417 Před 8 dny +22

      If you are in a prison, a less harsh jail warden seems to make life better, right?

    • @starmaker75
      @starmaker75 Před 8 dny +2

      Classic puppet tactics

    • @fh2135
      @fh2135 Před 8 dny +8

      The Democrats do it all the time here in the US

    • @matthewmiller6568
      @matthewmiller6568 Před 8 dny +1

      Well cuz that's something liberal do as opposed to conservatives

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys
      this is clown world

  • @alex_zetsu
    @alex_zetsu Před 8 dny +24

    I know a lot of people joked "oh... it's only the president" when the helicopter crashed since the supreme leader is the real power, but keep in mind the Ebrahim Raisi was considered the probable heir to Ali Khamenei and that option is now off the table. So it does matter in the long run.

    • @shawnrocki
      @shawnrocki Před 8 dny +3

      Not really, if anything it grantees that Mojtaba Khamenei the son of the Supreme Leader will be the next next supreme leader, because the only two people were Raisi and Khamenei's son.

    • @alex_zetsu
      @alex_zetsu Před 8 dny +1

      @@shawnrocki Mjotaba Khamenei was considered a possibility, but Raisi was considered the favorite for awhile. It's not just what the West thought of Iran, most Iranians thought Raisi was the probable heir too.

    • @shawnrocki
      @shawnrocki Před 8 dny +2

      ​@@alex_zetsu That's one way to look at it, but another perspective is that every "president" since the regime took over has lost all of their credibility even someone like Khatami. Every president spoke against Khamenei after their term was over. They all said the same thing which was that the supreme leader has the final say and they couldn't do anything or make real change. Every president was viewed as incompetent and lost support.
      In 2021 Khamenei cleared the path for Raisi to be president which was very obvious to everyone even before the election in 2021. Khamenei knew that regime supporters and so called reformists will blame Raisi for everything, and a huge campaign started against Raisi to make him look like an uneducated idiot that can't even speak properly (which wasn't hard to do).
      Raisi was also removed from Isfahan's religious council. From the very beginning it was clear that Raisi will be blamed for decisions Khamenei makes. The only difference between Raisi and all other presidents was that Raisi couldn't speak out even after his presidency, because if he spoke out against Khamenei it would remove any changes of him becoming the next supreme leader.
      If Raisi didn't become president, he wouldn't have lost his credibility within the religious councils or the population.
      Thus because very obvious when the "Osolgara" or the hardliners started to indirectly amplify criticisms against Raisi instead of ignoring it, by having weak responses to against Raisi's criticisms on social media, and specifically IRGC telegram channels.

    • @shawnrocki
      @shawnrocki Před 8 dny +1

      @@alex_zetsu Also in addition to my last reply. I believe Jalili is Mojtaba Khamenei, given how close they are and how close he is to Khamenei, and Jalili's loyalty toojtaba. However, this way Jalili takes the blame till Khamenei dies. Given that all presidents in Iran have served 8 years, and the fact that Khamenei's doctors audio regarding Khamenei's health have leaked, and how his given so much drugs and meds just for when he gives a speech. Jalili aka Mojtaba would make sure Mojtaba is the successor. Which is why Ghalibaf aka IRGC could not take presidents, because of Ghalibaf because president IRGC would've had total control on the day that Khamenei dies, which would've flipped the power to IRGC.

    • @felipequaresma4215
      @felipequaresma4215 Před 8 dny +2

      @@shawnrockithe problem with his son is his age as i remember and also the fact that the ayatollah came to power after overthrowing the mornachy so electing his son might weaken more their regime since theyre follwoing the same steps of the mornachy

  • @AlbertaGengar
    @AlbertaGengar Před 8 dny +1

    Very interesting, thanks for covering this

  • @alirezafarokhiyan4545
    @alirezafarokhiyan4545 Před 8 dny +103

    Damn! Props to your researcher. As an Iranian, I confirm that the assessment you shown on the video is 90% correct. Pretty impressive given the complex political spectrum in Iran.

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 Před 8 dny +6

      whats the 10% then?

    • @inaworldfulloftrashbagsbet2023
      @inaworldfulloftrashbagsbet2023 Před 8 dny

      ​@@rizkyadiyanto7922 error margin

    • @Lol-ql3gd
      @Lol-ql3gd Před 8 dny +6

      @@rizkyadiyanto7922 the supreme leader

    • @alirezafarokhiyan4545
      @alirezafarokhiyan4545 Před 8 dny +10

      @@rizkyadiyanto7922 1:51 timelines were mispoken. 2017 and then 2021 was not Rouhani but obviously Raeisi who was still acting president when his helicopter crashed a month ago.
      4:09 Khomeini is the founder of the Islamic republic, the current supreme leader is Khamenei instead.
      Anyways, the general idea was passed to the foreign audience pretty well.

    • @penonnew8753
      @penonnew8753 Před 8 dny +1

      ​@@alirezafarokhiyan4545 are you an armenian ethnic?
      Bcz your last name has also "iyan" suffix

  • @DhruvSharma21092
    @DhruvSharma21092 Před 8 dny +18

    I just wish for peace and good for every country.If Pezeshkian wins,I hope he goes for peace and better lives of Iran.

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys
      this is clown world

    • @GrigRP
      @GrigRP Před 2 dny

      Why don't you wish for peace in Kashmir?

  • @amirlamboy
    @amirlamboy Před 8 dny +3

    Spot on commentary 👍

  • @jimbojones247
    @jimbojones247 Před 8 dny +61

    Mysterious death? How? Helicopter downed in heavy fog

    • @hansbass8119
      @hansbass8119 Před 8 dny +1

      Mysterious as in, how the hell he is just now died

    • @miladd237
      @miladd237 Před 8 dny +11

      There were two escort helicopters, none went for help and it took 24 hours to find the crash site despite two helicopters knowing exactly where the middle one crashed.
      Also the Supreme Leader did not pretend to cry and didn’t touch the coffin of Raisi, which he always used to do…

    • @shadowthehedgehog3113
      @shadowthehedgehog3113 Před 8 dny +6

      Homelander did it

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn Před 3 dny

      @@miladd237 If this was cos of foul play, the most likely suspect isn't Iran...

  • @AndrewRTurvey
    @AndrewRTurvey Před 7 dny +7

    This video is exceptionally good.

  • @bababababababa6124
    @bababababababa6124 Před 8 dny +181

    Okay today I learnt that Iran was FAR more democratic than I initially thought
    Still not at all democratic, but just more than I thought 😂

    • @miladeskandari7
      @miladeskandari7 Před 8 dny +1

      It's all a show to fool the rest of the world that we have a choice and it's seem to be working on you.

    • @Boredblacksheep
      @Boredblacksheep Před 8 dny +65

      Ah, you were thinking of Saudi Arabia style of regime. That is understandable.

    • @miladeskandari7
      @miladeskandari7 Před 8 dny +1

      It's all a show to fool the rest of the world to think that we have a choice and it seems to be working on you.

    • @arumyn3070
      @arumyn3070 Před 8 dny +7

      No it's not? reform is a joke and the latest turnout was below 40 percent for a reason.

    • @nealrigga6969
      @nealrigga6969 Před 8 dny +59

      @@arumyn3070bro I think you have a hard time understanding English
      They clearly said Iran isn’t democratic, just more than they thought lmao

  • @sinaa.y4938
    @sinaa.y4938 Před 7 dny +2

    very well observed and explained

  • @sujalgarewal2685
    @sujalgarewal2685 Před 8 dny +205

    This is the reason why Westerners have such a hard time understanding any country east of Turkey. The candidates CAN'T RUN WITHOUT AYATOLLAHS' APPROVAL. Elections are basically selecting from few predetermined candidates.

    • @fesyuki-kun2332
      @fesyuki-kun2332 Před 8 dny +3

      Ayatollah is dead bro?

    • @venanziadorromatagni1641
      @venanziadorromatagni1641 Před 8 dny +71

      I’m always amazed with what ease some people speak of what ‘Westerners’ ‘have a hard time understanding’, when those same people would explode in - fully justified - anger if anyone said: “This is why Asians can’t really grasp European politics”.
      I’m sick and tired of this ‘Westerner’ nonsense, as if the life and political experience from Bulgaria to Liechtenstein to the US were all identical.

    • @ThorinWolf
      @ThorinWolf Před 8 dny +51

      ​@@fesyuki-kun2332Ayatollah is a title, not a name.

    • @The4thArtificer
      @The4thArtificer Před 8 dny +20

      @@fesyuki-kun2332 He is not. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is very much alive and is very much the actual power broker in Iranian politics.

    • @Khantia
      @Khantia Před 8 dny +16

      Not all that different than it is in America, where candidates can run only with the support of the Republican and Democratic parties. Of course, there are some other, smaller parties, who can also put their candidates in the race, but the electoral system punishes anyone who votes for them.

  • @namelastnamefirst4520
    @namelastnamefirst4520 Před 8 dny +20

    Here’s hoping.

  • @mmrxaaa377
    @mmrxaaa377 Před 3 dny +2

    Khamenei needed reformists to win so they can start negotiations with west again

  • @user-tm2bq2oz7l
    @user-tm2bq2oz7l Před 7 dny +2

    Just for you know, all of those turnouts are only "official' turnouts. De-facto, they are much lower. Sometimes even by half.

  • @hosseinramez3293
    @hosseinramez3293 Před 8 dny +13

    This is a very well made and researched video thanks TLDR.

  • @CGP05
    @CGP05 Před 7 dny

    Learning about the politics of countries around the world is so interesting

  • @svenlima
    @svenlima Před 8 dny +6

    What's so "mysterious" about a helicopter crash?

  • @jawadhaddad99
    @jawadhaddad99 Před 7 dny +2

    We need a mega video at the end of this year summarizing all elections that took place and will take place this year…too many elections in 2024

  • @theconqueringram5295
    @theconqueringram5295 Před 8 dny +4

    The regime seems to have lost a lot of stability in recent years with the protests and the Supreme Leader's increasingly poor health. A reformist could be another nail in the coffin.

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys
      this is clown world

  • @ferimosha9437
    @ferimosha9437 Před 2 dny

    You forgot the fact that Masoud Pezeshkian is a Azerbaijani from Tabriz.
    There are 20-25 million Azerbaijanis in iran in West, East Azerbaijan regions, Aradbil, Zanjan etc.
    Most of the votes came from support of Azerbaijanis .

  • @RadinTheXPguy
    @RadinTheXPguy Před 6 dny +2

    4:09
    Iran's supreme leader is Ali khamenei, he has been the supreme leader since 1989
    His predecessor was the leader of the Iranian revolution, Rouhollah Khomeini, which was the supreme leader until his death in 1989
    You made a mistake, you said Khomeini, but you shouldve said khamenei

  • @alirezaghadimi7873
    @alirezaghadimi7873 Před 8 dny +4

    Thanks for great content
    just a comment on the pronounciation
    "Khomeini" (pronounced Koh-May-nih) was the former supreme leader
    the current supreme leader name is "Khamene-ei" (pronounced as Ka-meh-neh-E)
    they oddly sound similar but they're not related

    • @didd2810
      @didd2810 Před 7 dny +1

      I'd say the E at the end for Khamanei could be made softer

    • @samuela-aegisdottir
      @samuela-aegisdottir Před 7 dny

      Thanks! I know they are written differently, but I never knew how to pronounce them and not mix them up.

    • @alirezaghadimi7873
      @alirezaghadimi7873 Před 7 dny +1

      @@samuela-aegisdottir glad I could help
      Thanks again for covering the politics of Iran
      Also in your arguments you over estimated the rule of president in Iranian politics
      In recent year the president is just a decoration to show that Iran has democracy

  • @robertrumgay5286
    @robertrumgay5286 Před 8 dny +1

    Recomed considering that dowm payment

  • @lif6737
    @lif6737 Před 8 dny +8

    I think this is great, honestly. I hoped for low turnout, but mainly because I had no expectation of a reformist winning. Pezeshkian does not have any realistic chance of changing Iran's political direction if he is elected, but that will only further tension with the regime. If he pushes for reforms, he may fall out of favour with the regime and be punished, leading to outrage amongst the Iranian public. If he is successfully leashed by the regime from the get go, that will also outrage the public who will be given a clear signal that reform through elections is impossible.

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys
      this is clown world

    • @didd2810
      @didd2810 Před 7 dny +1

      Pezeshkian is a puppet of the regime. Most 'reformists' are. It's as good as the 'other parties' in China and Russia. If anything, he'll merely be a farce to pretend that the regime may slowly effect change while it does nothing but continue to consolidate more power within and without its borders. People believed in Khatami and the 'reformists' at least a decade ago but have now more or less realized the farce. So this is a lame attempt and further shows how out of touch with the public these mullahs and their generals are.

  • @planetomega38
    @planetomega38 Před 8 dny +5

    1:51 2017, not 2021. 2021 was Raisi.

    • @nasis18
      @nasis18 Před 8 dny +1

      @@planetomega38 This dude misspoke a few times.

  • @Nemesis1994-ali
    @Nemesis1994-ali Před 2 dny

    Seriously this guy is the beast. No idea why someone from outside of iran would give this much of a shit about a ventriloquist show but it's nice to know that they do

  • @jonathanofrivia4192
    @jonathanofrivia4192 Před 5 dny +1

    I want to remind you that these percentages are the official and not the real results.

  • @sahiljoon3259
    @sahiljoon3259 Před 3 dny

    I am so surprised you didn't make any video on Indian parliamentary election results

  • @JSx145
    @JSx145 Před 8 dny +1

    Bro’s about to have his own helicopter accident… be careful running, you just might win…

  • @suyogmugda5372
    @suyogmugda5372 Před 8 dny +1

    I feel the video is slow… can be faster…. Love from Germany

  • @jochr_29
    @jochr_29 Před 8 dny +33

    Down with Theocracy!

    • @Ar1AnX1x
      @Ar1AnX1x Před 8 dny

      meanwhile American Conservatives: actually f^%$ the constitution, Christian Theocracy is based

    • @dwaynekeenum1916
      @dwaynekeenum1916 Před 6 dny

      You literally support an administration that put 10 commandments in schools

    • @Dr.Zubair
      @Dr.Zubair Před 6 dny +2

      Jewish one too??

    • @hammerfall6666
      @hammerfall6666 Před 5 dny +1

      good luck with that lol

    • @redghost9227
      @redghost9227 Před 2 dny

      @@hammerfall6666 TMD

  • @sdworld3966
    @sdworld3966 Před 7 dny

    I love the people in this comment section.
    Most of you are well informed about our situation and this circus of the election. ❤

  • @meilinchan7314
    @meilinchan7314 Před 6 dny

    What do you mean it's a shock result? it was to be expected.

  • @Hozahi
    @Hozahi Před 8 dny

    Road to 3k subs

  • @jackthatmonkey8994
    @jackthatmonkey8994 Před dnem

    Iran has these particular elections as a suggestive referendum for what the people want. It would appear Iranians want reform (I am shook) and this way they might increase regime security by reducing dissent

  • @Moyopheus
    @Moyopheus Před 8 dny +1

    And ringing the bell 🔔...

  • @SHALAt22
    @SHALAt22 Před 2 dny

    Thanks for unpacking the new presidents' voting situation.
    As long as the so called supreme leader has the last word, no significant reform is possible.

  • @louisemann3306
    @louisemann3306 Před 4 dny +1

    The regime hand picked all the candidates. Would they pick a reformist that would weaken the regime? of course not.

  • @borzo471
    @borzo471 Před 7 dny +3

    As an iranian
    Your information is surprising really accurate props

  • @timur882
    @timur882 Před 7 dny

    Audio isn t in sync with the video

  • @eljangoolak
    @eljangoolak Před 3 dny

    Also you have to know that the regime tries to pump up the results as much as possible. more likely turnout is somewhere between 10-15%

  • @tothgabor7188
    @tothgabor7188 Před 7 dny

    If in the second round is a much higher turnout will it be good for the reformist candidate?

  • @natedcarr6148
    @natedcarr6148 Před 8 dny

    Let's hope that sensible leadership comes to power in Iran.

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys

  • @Zed7762
    @Zed7762 Před 8 dny +1

    Interesting

  • @someboi4535
    @someboi4535 Před 4 dny

    The run-off actually had a pretty high turnout after the battle between the 2 candidates intensified
    It reached over 50% again

  • @Petreon360
    @Petreon360 Před 6 dny

    REALLY? Pezeshkian coming first was a shock? A shock to who exactly. Pretty much everyone expected him to come first

  • @james7286
    @james7286 Před 8 dny +13

    For context, US election between Hillary and Trump doesn't even attract 50% participation rate

    • @mralireza931
      @mralireza931 Před 8 dny

      "doesn't"? It was 8 years ago mate.

    • @james7286
      @james7286 Před 8 dny +1

      @@mralireza931 *didn't

    • @soroushjm1011
      @soroushjm1011 Před 8 dny

      Dude the number that regime shows is lie, the actual tern out was about 13 present

    • @cotopaxi83
      @cotopaxi83 Před 8 dny

      The real turnout in this presidential election was 13.3%. The dictator simply tripled the turnout numbers just to reduce the embarrassment. For context, when they published the number of votes four candidates and the invalid votes, all five numbers were a multiple of 3. Mathematically, there's 0.04% chance that 5 independent numbers are all a multiple of 3. They cheated so hastily in panic that they made a rookie mistake. Now this is becoming a running joke by Iranians. They call it X3 Presidency :)

    • @Huminahumina465
      @Huminahumina465 Před 8 dny +1

      To be fair, authoritarian countries like to bump up their official numbers to not look as bad in the end

  • @wolfroad
    @wolfroad Před 5 dny

    Here is an important context for non Iranians. The supreme leader remains the head of the state controlling the military and makes the final call in foreign policy and any important issue like the nuclear negotiations

  • @bencopeland3560
    @bencopeland3560 Před 8 dny +3

    “Trump’s likely return to the White House.” Is that the consensus view in the UK?

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys
      this is clown world

  • @rstuff66
    @rstuff66 Před 7 dny +1

    Pezeshkian never said he won't require the mandatory hijab. Currently women who don't adhere to Iran's dress code are harassed and beaten by the morality police. Pezeshkian has only said we shouldn't be beating women and should be using other ways like fines to force women into wearing hijab.

  • @sachikopink0609
    @sachikopink0609 Před 8 dny

    One can dream

  • @mahmoudfathy2074
    @mahmoudfathy2074 Před dnem

    "While the US obviously isn't a democracy in the usual sense of the word"

  • @shlomogoldenstein344
    @shlomogoldenstein344 Před 8 dny +10

    The other conservative candidates votes will consolidate and give Jalili the win. I'm calling it

    • @didd2810
      @didd2810 Před 7 dny +2

      It still doesn't matter. Either candidate has to tow Khamanei's line. Even if the 'reformist' wins, he'll be nothing but a lame attempt to portray rebranding and democracy both domestically and internationally.

  • @user-bo4eu5fz7x
    @user-bo4eu5fz7x Před 7 dny

    Well the fact is that the president position in iranian government doesn't really matter because at the end of the day its the word of the supreme leader.

  • @bebekdragon7604
    @bebekdragon7604 Před 5 dny

    4:55 the fact the old nuclear deal was agreed by Iran meant that Khamenei was probably okay with it. i think Khamenei will also be okay with the next deal so long as irgc's sactions lifted by the west.

  • @forwadnothing8212
    @forwadnothing8212 Před 8 dny

    Your forgetting that he doesn't plan to shake the boat a lot, and basically is just advocating for a few policies which are popular. So little reason to bar him, and some reason for people to support him.

  • @suspiciousafternoon
    @suspiciousafternoon Před 8 dny +1

    At the end of the day it's the supreme leader who holds THE power 😂😂

  • @maziarmansoori6068
    @maziarmansoori6068 Před 8 dny +2

    It is just a game that regim play with people we are 40 million people that we wnat regim change understand this.

  • @andrewdunbar828
    @andrewdunbar828 Před 7 dny

    Wow American accent on "nooclear". First time I've heard that from an English person.

  • @MrZZooh
    @MrZZooh Před dnem

    It looks like Iran's rulers let him win because Khamenei is 85 years old and they would rather have someone who could keep things calm and steady when he dies than someone who's hated by majority of their people.

  • @iraniandude2899
    @iraniandude2899 Před 2 dny

    The people who say it doesn't matter who the president in Iran is are the same exact people who used to say "a man who wants to wipe out Israel and denies the holocaust leads Iran" when Ahmadinejad was president.

  • @MrMalmir
    @MrMalmir Před 7 dny +1

    British regime must held an election too,who elected Charli?

  • @DevKulkarni
    @DevKulkarni Před 8 dny +5

    I'm a fan of Mohammad Javad Zarif, He is one of sharpest FMs any country has ever had. He navigated the JCPoA and maintained relations with my country not just at National but also state, media and regional levels on both sides of the aisle. Minimised tensions caused by USAs trading restrictions between India and Iran. Absolute diplomat.

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys
      this is clown world

  • @MrInuhanyou123
    @MrInuhanyou123 Před 7 dny

    People giving up seems like a bad idea in general.

  • @muhammedkzlkaya8099
    @muhammedkzlkaya8099 Před 8 dny +1

    Short answer: no

  • @extrapolate
    @extrapolate Před 8 dny +61

    Free Iran! Women life freedom!

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 Před 8 dny +12

      Free the west!

    • @hadifjamalluddin3319
      @hadifjamalluddin3319 Před 8 dny +8

      And Free Palestine despite women played a role.

    • @Nahin-iy4cy
      @Nahin-iy4cy Před 8 dny +8

      get lost

    • @hamlet557
      @hamlet557 Před 8 dny

      @@rizkyadiyanto7922 We are trying to free our countries from sharia loving people. We voted accordingly.

    • @TTTT-sj3vz
      @TTTT-sj3vz Před 8 dny

      bro wants a new ph category to watch 😂

  • @ianm8218
    @ianm8218 Před 6 dny

    The answer to the title is that no it will not

  • @benjaminaronov6468
    @benjaminaronov6468 Před 8 dny +31

    "Election"

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 Před 8 dny

      democracy be like

    • @yarsaz4347
      @yarsaz4347 Před 8 dny

      Just as much of a democracy as the American one which forces people to choose between two old senile men.

    • @lightningstrike5024
      @lightningstrike5024 Před 8 dny

      honestly more legitimate than us elections because atleast they need a majority

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys
      this is clown world

    • @mladendjukic1061
      @mladendjukic1061 Před 3 dny

      Same situation in USA, 2 parties and predetermined candidates that got approved by the deep state, or in Iran from Ayatollah. It's completely the same, rigged and fake elections.

  • @jokerofmorocco
    @jokerofmorocco Před 6 dny

    If they repeal the hijab law, that would do a lot to reduce discontent against the regime

  • @larryobrian
    @larryobrian Před 6 dny

    Sadly, he will just be window dressing because the supreme leader, and revolutionary guard pulled the strings . He’ll just do some minor cosmetic things. It’s just a steam release valve so public wont overthrow them.

  • @hussienbintalal91
    @hussienbintalal91 Před 8 dny +32

    the only difference between Iranian democracy and America democracy is that instead of the aytulalah selecting the candidates, they have lobbying groups and billioners selecting them.

    • @DanielRooneyTheRoonDogg
      @DanielRooneyTheRoonDogg Před 8 dny

      GFY

    • @karankapoor2701
      @karankapoor2701 Před 8 dny +1

      You 🤡 in iran you won't get executed for mocking president or pope

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 Před 8 dny +4

      based

    • @TimeMakerDotPH
      @TimeMakerDotPH Před 8 dny +1

      Nah, the Supreme Leaders of U.S. and E.U. are the triumvirate of Schwab, Soros, and Gates (probably add Rothschild as well).

    • @Ar1AnX1x
      @Ar1AnX1x Před 8 dny +1

      and you have the Conservative Supreme court to thank for that btw, they legalized Lobbying which is literally bribing, before that Lobbying was illegal and Corporations had a lot less power, the same ideology of the current supreme court that gave Trump immunity, they clearly don't believe in Democracy

  • @c.j.4620
    @c.j.4620 Před 8 dny

    This isn't weakening the regime. As long a they feel threatened by US influence their domestic political wrangling won't extend to international affairs.

  • @tyranitararmaldo
    @tyranitararmaldo Před 8 dny +2

    0:06 He was flying in an old helicopter, in the middle of low-visibility mist, in a mountain range and without tracking devices due to the age of the vehicles Iran uses. The only mystery is how the other two got back safely as well.

  • @samsadeniz
    @samsadeniz Před 7 dny +8

    Lead runner is an Azerbaijani Turk

    • @jokerofmorocco
      @jokerofmorocco Před 6 dny +3

      So is the Supreme Leader

    • @shadowborn1456
      @shadowborn1456 Před 5 dny

      So That's why iran is failing its bc of them

    • @Secular_Iran_GE
      @Secular_Iran_GE Před 2 dny +3

      Half azeri and half kurdish.

    • @markinney
      @markinney Před dnem

      @@Secular_Iran_GEhe said himself that both of his parents were Turks

    • @johnxina5126
      @johnxina5126 Před 4 hodinami

      ​@@jokerofmoroccoI think he is half Azeri, half Persian no?

  • @TheRealEtaoinShrdlu
    @TheRealEtaoinShrdlu Před 8 dny +22

    You keep mispronouncing Khamenei as Khomeini. THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
    GO SLOWLY: Kha-me-nei, not Kho-mei-ni.
    Wtf is wrong with you people?!

  • @mohammadbahrampour3417

    Again, even if he's elected it is not gonna change anything

  • @S.Sheezy
    @S.Sheezy Před 3 dny

    Iranian politics has an opportunity to move away from strict conservatism into liberalism. Take note, everyone!

  • @Tex_actual
    @Tex_actual Před 8 dny

    even if he gets elected nothing HUGE will change.

  • @user-uo8qe9sv8x
    @user-uo8qe9sv8x Před 6 dny

    Big policies like. hijab The relationship with the United States, armed groups and proxies is not handled by the president, but by the leader of the National Security Council.

  • @TobeJohn265
    @TobeJohn265 Před 4 dny +3

    Not homosexual = Bad regime 🤣

  • @ali_shoma2745
    @ali_shoma2745 Před 7 dny

    you missed the biggest part. the biggest part was the boycott. only 13.3 percent participated. most of us Iranians hate both fundamentalists and so called reformists

  • @getnohappy
    @getnohappy Před 8 dny

    Place your bets: corruption scandal, treason, or another plane crash?

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 Před 8 dny

      of curse Iran is dictatorships by allowing reformist and pro west candidates to run and has the honor to not rigg the election but US that only Zionist di*k kissers are allowed to run who debate about who is the most loyal to Israel is the democracy .
      Iran is the bad guy of story event though they never attacked any country and consistently picked honor over profit despite high prices for doing so like facing sanction for standing with south African liberation (Nelson Mandela) because it was designated terrorist by west, facing sanction for sending IRGC elite force to defend Bosnia during genocide because for some reason it was under arm embargo,
      and being the only one that stand for Christian Armenia against fellow Muslim Azerbaijan when their own fellow Christian abandoned them and standing for Arab Palestinian despite the fact that Arabs hate Persians
      US/Israel/West that attacked anyone that want to be independent, and it was on the wrong side of history in above mentioned cases until very last second just like today they are for genocides but somehow they are the good guys
      this is clown world

  • @antoniofigueiredo4882

    it was not mysterious and saying it was is essentially war propaganda/ chaos propaganda

  • @babaksard9622
    @babaksard9622 Před 7 dny

    This man knows almost nothing deep about my country ! How on earth he felt so confident looking at the camera and say all these i will never know

    • @babaksard9622
      @babaksard9622 Před 7 dny

      There’s no way the regime didn’t think there’s a good chance pezeshkian wins ! Every one active in iran politics from left to right know exaaaactly how not only pezeshkian is the most likely to won but also regime knows that !

    • @babaksard9622
      @babaksard9622 Před 7 dny

      Again, this is not less popular than 2021 , it’s that now there’s a movement not to vote as opposed to how this same movement stayed very limitted

    • @babaksard9622
      @babaksard9622 Před 7 dny

      Rouhani wasnt a reformist and the reformists have been more accused of trying to save the regime than feared to become face of another revolution

  • @mry1393
    @mry1393 Před 8 dny +1

    where is the blonde guy, I like him better

  • @prohacker5086
    @prohacker5086 Před 6 dny

    Technocracy in İran? It would work only until yhry run out of money

  • @kanders7391
    @kanders7391 Před 3 dny

    The US might not care either way because our political parties like to have boogymen for themselves to be able to hold up a straw-man effigy & shake in front of the public whilst making spooky noises.

  • @Lucas_Antar
    @Lucas_Antar Před 7 dny

    I really do hope the best for them. I hope they get the freedoms they want and the US will end the saxtions so they can have the standard of life they deserve. It sucks when good people are harmed by things their governments do.

  • @mohammaddoesit
    @mohammaddoesit Před 8 dny +2

    Nothing changes.

  • @SimpleGeopolitics24
    @SimpleGeopolitics24 Před 7 dny

    Ok

  • @beback_
    @beback_ Před 6 dny

    It's an insult to Iranians to call regime-approved reformist candidates anything but loyalists. At least 70% of society are not represented in any candidate.