Later, Ghalibaf became head of Iran’s police, which is a position traditionally occupied by an IRGC commander. Journalists who revealed Ghalibaf’s corruption were also conveniently arrested this week as Ghalibaf entered the presidential contest. Masoud PezeshkianAn undated photo of lawmaker and presidential candidate PezeshkianMasoud Pezeshkian is the sole ‘reformist’ permitted to run in this election. Yet Pezeshkian, while condemnatory of the Raisi administration as being incapable of solving Iran’s problems, has not crossed the line in publicly complaining about Khamenei. He is already copying gimmicks of Abdolnaser Hemmati, who lost the 2021 presidential race.

Source: International New York Times June 10, 2024 22:47 UTC