Iran's elections 'completely controlled by supreme leader', leading regime critic says • FRANCE 24

Ahead of Friday's snap presidential elections in Iran, a leading critic of the regime has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the vote and how little the result is likely to change things in the country. Kasra Aarabi, from United Again Nuclear Iran, told us that all six candidates allowed to stand have been personally approved by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He also spoke to us about the regime's race to obtain the nuclear bomb, saying the West only has eight months to prevent that from happening. He joined us for Perspective.

[ciaronsmith]

Iran is the most impressive country in that region.
You can make all the propaganda you want.
Every Iranian supports the foreign policy of Iran.
It's the domestic policy that needs work.

[BacheyeAbadan]

You invited a propagandist for US neocons and make your show a joke. 😂

[FreedomFighters-wh]

Western analysts seem to know more about Iran and Islam than Iranians and Muslims themselves.

[OsiasNocum]

Iranian Leaders IS very aware of Ancient History..we hope and pray that the Iranian People does so..

[DaniEles-rcij]

Yeah. its in their constitution. why is this controversial? Supreme means exactly that.

[D-E-S_]

'single narratives' -- what could possibly go wrong...?!!

[janettemasiello]

Like "elections" in the West

[Iamusertoo]

I do realise the seriousness if the topic, but i thinknthere is no harm to mention that i find mr arabi very pleasing to the eye and the ear.

[CK-joim]

Leave Iran politics to Iranians, be ashamed for once. This thirst for regime change and interference by the western countries is insanely sickening to say the least.

[MrMalmir]

Iran has no AIPAC, so it's a true democracy.

[MrMalmir]

But there's no electral college in Iran how can they interfere in the elections

[MwebazekEnock]

Please mind about French issues you've got enough of them

[MalikWasef]

Why dont you tell the world of the pakistan military controlling everything, political workers and leaders in prison on laughable charges.video recording burecrats and their families in compromised position and using those videos for blackmail

[ArshadAli-zfif]

In these elections always
selected gets elected 😎.

[jordy]

Democracy is Europe and US that’s the real joke 😂😂😂😂

[MalikWasef]

Like in every so called democracy in the world