Many Iranians fear vote will underscore their powerlessness
By MOHAMMAD NASIRIJune 14, 2021 GMT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iranians this week are preparing to vote in or perhaps to boycott a presidential election that many fear will only underscore their powerlessness to shape the country’s fate.
Hopefuls are running to replace the term-limited President Hassan Rouhani, whose promises of a bright economic future withered as Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers collapsed. The backlash of disappointment in Rouhani’s relatively moderate administration has given hard-liners an edge this time, analysts say, even as the U.S. and Iran now negotiate a return to the landmark accord.
Hopefuls are running to replace the term-limited President Hassan Rouhani, whose promises of a bright economic future withered as Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers collapsed.
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