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

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  • Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
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    In this video, we’re going to look at how Presidential elections work in Iran; why these results are so surprising; and what a reformist victory might mean for Iranian politics.
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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

КОМЕНТАРІ • 815

  • @TLDRnewsGLOBAL
    @TLDRnewsGLOBAL  8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +19

      Damn tldr does a lot of screwups...😮

    • @gooigigooga2774
      @gooigigooga2774 8 днів тому +5

      ugu...

    • @dddking9284
      @dddking9284 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +2

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

    • @GobbiExists
      @GobbiExists 8 днів тому +5

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

  • @carlcramer9269
    @carlcramer9269 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +40

      Woulda still gone to a run off

    • @sujalgarewal2685
      @sujalgarewal2685 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

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

    • @rbz21
      @rbz21 8 днів тому

      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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +36

      nothing burger basically lol

    • @moety2752
      @moety2752 8 днів тому

      Good, no one wants to bend over to the west

    • @kevley26
      @kevley26 8 днів тому +29

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

    • @byunbaekhyun2283
      @byunbaekhyun2283 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +115

    That guy is Khamenaei not Khomeini.

    • @readisgooddewaterkant7890
      @readisgooddewaterkant7890 8 днів тому +2

      Depends on dialect

    • @Mayordomo32
      @Mayordomo32 8 днів тому +5

      Distinction without a difference

    • @NotaNationalist31
      @NotaNationalist31 8 днів тому +3

      Both are devils, no difference.

    • @samuela-aegisdottir
      @samuela-aegisdottir 8 днів тому +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 6 днів тому +3

      @@NotaNationalist31says the zionist

  • @miladd237
    @miladd237 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +61

      What a dictatorial theocracy

    • @jeckjeck3119
      @jeckjeck3119 8 днів тому +21

      @@adamharrold407
      What other kind are there.

    • @mr.x817
      @mr.x817 8 днів тому

      @@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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

      the west is a fake democracy​@@adamharrold407

  • @enkephalin07
    @enkephalin07 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

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

    • @seadkolasinac7220
      @seadkolasinac7220 8 днів тому +15

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

    • @257.4MHz
      @257.4MHz 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

      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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +34

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

  • @hadifjamalluddin3319
    @hadifjamalluddin3319 8 днів тому +67

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

    • @Dr.Mohandes
      @Dr.Mohandes 8 днів тому +1

      What happened in Bangladesh

    • @didd2810
      @didd2810 8 днів тому +6

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

    • @hadifjamalluddin3319
      @hadifjamalluddin3319 8 днів тому +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 6 днів тому

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

    • @hadifjamalluddin3319
      @hadifjamalluddin3319 6 днів тому +2

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

  • @BigbrotherMK
    @BigbrotherMK 8 днів тому +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 7 днів тому +6

      Lies
      The average Iranian supports the system and thereligious laws

    • @diogorodrigues747
      @diogorodrigues747 7 днів тому +18

      @@alexlehrersh9951 Nonsense.

    • @Slaptothefuture
      @Slaptothefuture 7 днів тому +13

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

    • @alexlehrersh9951
      @alexlehrersh9951 7 днів тому

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

    • @thatshowyoudoit6583
      @thatshowyoudoit6583 6 днів тому +8

      @@alexlehrersh9951hell no where did you pull that from

  • @arianrezaei13
    @arianrezaei13 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +22

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

    • @starmaker75
      @starmaker75 8 днів тому +2

      Classic puppet tactics

    • @fh2135
      @fh2135 8 днів тому +8

      The Democrats do it all the time here in the US

    • @matthewmiller6568
      @matthewmiller6568 8 днів тому +1

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

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 8 днів тому

      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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +1

    Very interesting, thanks for covering this

  • @alirezafarokhiyan4545
    @alirezafarokhiyan4545 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +6

      whats the 10% then?

    • @inaworldfulloftrashbagsbet2023
      @inaworldfulloftrashbagsbet2023 8 днів тому

      ​@@rizkyadiyanto7922 error margin

    • @Lol-ql3gd
      @Lol-ql3gd 8 днів тому +6

      @@rizkyadiyanto7922 the supreme leader

    • @alirezafarokhiyan4545
      @alirezafarokhiyan4545 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +1

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

  • @DhruvSharma21092
    @DhruvSharma21092 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

      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 2 дні тому

      Why don't you wish for peace in Kashmir?

  • @amirlamboy
    @amirlamboy 8 днів тому +3

    Spot on commentary 👍

  • @jimbojones247
    @jimbojones247 8 днів тому +61

    Mysterious death? How? Helicopter downed in heavy fog

    • @hansbass8119
      @hansbass8119 8 днів тому +1

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

    • @miladd237
      @miladd237 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +6

      Homelander did it

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn 3 дні тому

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

  • @AndrewRTurvey
    @AndrewRTurvey 8 днів тому +7

    This video is exceptionally good.

  • @bababababababa6124
    @bababababababa6124 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +65

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

    • @miladeskandari7
      @miladeskandari7 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +7

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

    • @nealrigga6969
      @nealrigga6969 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +2

    very well observed and explained

  • @sujalgarewal2685
    @sujalgarewal2685 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +3

      Ayatollah is dead bro?

    • @venanziadorromatagni1641
      @venanziadorromatagni1641 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +51

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

    • @The4thArtificer
      @The4thArtificer 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +20

    Here’s hoping.

  • @mmrxaaa377
    @mmrxaaa377 4 дні тому +2

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

  • @user-tm2bq2oz7l
    @user-tm2bq2oz7l 7 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +13

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

  • @CGP05
    @CGP05 7 днів тому

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

  • @svenlima
    @svenlima 8 днів тому +6

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

  • @jawadhaddad99
    @jawadhaddad99 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

      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 2 дні тому

    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 6 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +1

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

    • @samuela-aegisdottir
      @samuela-aegisdottir 8 днів тому

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

    • @alirezaghadimi7873
      @alirezaghadimi7873 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +1

    Recomed considering that dowm payment

  • @lif6737
    @lif6737 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

      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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +5

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

    • @nasis18
      @nasis18 8 днів тому +1

      @@planetomega38 This dude misspoke a few times.

  • @Nemesis1994-ali
    @Nemesis1994-ali 2 дні тому

    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 5 днів тому +1

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

  • @sahiljoon3259
    @sahiljoon3259 4 дні тому

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

  • @JSx145
    @JSx145 8 днів тому +1

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

  • @suyogmugda5372
    @suyogmugda5372 8 днів тому +1

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

  • @jochr_29
    @jochr_29 8 днів тому +33

    Down with Theocracy!

    • @Ar1AnX1x
      @Ar1AnX1x 8 днів тому

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

    • @dwaynekeenum1916
      @dwaynekeenum1916 6 днів тому

      You literally support an administration that put 10 commandments in schools

    • @Dr.Zubair
      @Dr.Zubair 6 днів тому +2

      Jewish one too??

    • @hammerfall6666
      @hammerfall6666 5 днів тому +1

      good luck with that lol

    • @redghost9227
      @redghost9227 2 дні тому

      @@hammerfall6666 TMD

  • @sdworld3966
    @sdworld3966 8 днів тому

    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 6 днів тому

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

  • @Hozahi
    @Hozahi 8 днів тому

    Road to 3k subs

  • @jackthatmonkey8994
    @jackthatmonkey8994 День тому

    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 8 днів тому +1

    And ringing the bell 🔔...

  • @SHALAt22
    @SHALAt22 2 дні тому

    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 4 дні тому +1

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

  • @borzo471
    @borzo471 8 днів тому +3

    As an iranian
    Your information is surprising really accurate props

  • @timur882
    @timur882 7 днів тому

    Audio isn t in sync with the video

  • @eljangoolak
    @eljangoolak 3 дні тому

    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 7 днів тому

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

  • @natedcarr6148
    @natedcarr6148 8 днів тому

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

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 8 днів тому

      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 8 днів тому +1

    Interesting

  • @someboi4535
    @someboi4535 4 дні тому

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

  • @Petreon360
    @Petreon360 6 днів тому

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

  • @james7286
    @james7286 8 днів тому +13

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

    • @mralireza931
      @mralireza931 8 днів тому

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

    • @james7286
      @james7286 8 днів тому +1

      @@mralireza931 *didn't

    • @soroushjm1011
      @soroushjm1011 8 днів тому

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

    • @cotopaxi83
      @cotopaxi83 8 днів тому

      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 8 днів тому +1

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

  • @wolfroad
    @wolfroad 6 днів тому

    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 8 днів тому +3

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

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 8 днів тому

      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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

    One can dream

  • @mahmoudfathy2074
    @mahmoudfathy2074 День тому

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

  • @shlomogoldenstein344
    @shlomogoldenstein344 8 днів тому +10

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

    • @didd2810
      @didd2810 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

    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 5 днів тому

    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 8 днів тому

    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 8 днів тому +1

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

  • @maziarmansoori6068
    @maziarmansoori6068 8 днів тому +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 7 днів тому

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

  • @MrZZooh
    @MrZZooh День тому

    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 3 дні тому

    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 7 днів тому +1

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

  • @DevKulkarni
    @DevKulkarni 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

      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 7 днів тому

    People giving up seems like a bad idea in general.

  • @muhammedkzlkaya8099
    @muhammedkzlkaya8099 8 днів тому +1

    Short answer: no

  • @extrapolate
    @extrapolate 8 днів тому +61

    Free Iran! Women life freedom!

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 8 днів тому +12

      Free the west!

    • @hadifjamalluddin3319
      @hadifjamalluddin3319 8 днів тому +8

      And Free Palestine despite women played a role.

    • @Nahin-iy4cy
      @Nahin-iy4cy 8 днів тому +8

      get lost

    • @hamlet557
      @hamlet557 8 днів тому

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

    • @TTTT-sj3vz
      @TTTT-sj3vz 8 днів тому

      bro wants a new ph category to watch 😂

  • @ianm8218
    @ianm8218 6 днів тому

    The answer to the title is that no it will not

  • @benjaminaronov6468
    @benjaminaronov6468 8 днів тому +31

    "Election"

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 8 днів тому

      democracy be like

    • @yarsaz4347
      @yarsaz4347 8 днів тому

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

    • @lightningstrike5024
      @lightningstrike5024 8 днів тому

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

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 8 днів тому

      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 4 дні тому

      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 6 днів тому

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

  • @larryobrian
    @larryobrian 6 днів тому

    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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

      GFY

    • @karankapoor2701
      @karankapoor2701 8 днів тому +1

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

    • @rizkyadiyanto7922
      @rizkyadiyanto7922 8 днів тому +4

      based

    • @TimeMakerDotPH
      @TimeMakerDotPH 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому

    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 8 днів тому +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 8 днів тому +8

    Lead runner is an Azerbaijani Turk

    • @jokerofmorocco
      @jokerofmorocco 6 днів тому +3

      So is the Supreme Leader

    • @shadowborn1456
      @shadowborn1456 6 днів тому

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

    • @Secular_Iran_GE
      @Secular_Iran_GE 2 дні тому +3

      Half azeri and half kurdish.

    • @markinney
      @markinney День тому

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

    • @johnxina5126
      @johnxina5126 8 годин тому

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

  • @TheRealEtaoinShrdlu
    @TheRealEtaoinShrdlu 8 днів тому +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
    @mohammadbahrampour3417 8 днів тому

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

  • @S.Sheezy
    @S.Sheezy 3 дні тому

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

  • @Tex_actual
    @Tex_actual 8 днів тому

    even if he gets elected nothing HUGE will change.

  • @user-uo8qe9sv8x
    @user-uo8qe9sv8x 7 днів тому

    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 4 дні тому +3

    Not homosexual = Bad regime 🤣

  • @getnohappy
    @getnohappy 8 днів тому

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

    • @mansari7310
      @mansari7310 8 днів тому

      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

  • @ali_shoma2745
    @ali_shoma2745 8 днів тому

    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

  • @antoniofigueiredo4882
    @antoniofigueiredo4882 4 дні тому

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

  • @babaksard9622
    @babaksard9622 7 днів тому

    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 7 днів тому

      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 7 днів тому

      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 7 днів тому

      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 8 днів тому +1

    where is the blonde guy, I like him better

  • @prohacker5086
    @prohacker5086 6 днів тому

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

  • @kanders7391
    @kanders7391 3 дні тому

    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 7 днів тому

    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 8 днів тому +2

    Nothing changes.

  • @SimpleGeopolitics24
    @SimpleGeopolitics24 7 днів тому

    Ok

  • @beback_
    @beback_ 6 днів тому

    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.