Today the Trump Administration is taking action to hold the Iranian Regime accountable. We are sanctioning five officials. Iraniane denied the people free and fair parliamentary elections. Includes the secretary of the Guardian Council as well as a Senior Member of the council and former head of irans brutal judiciary. We are sanctioning three other officials for election supervision. Together, these five officials oversee a process that silences the voice of the iranian people, curtails their freedom, and limits their political participation. N who wants to run for office must first be approved by the Guardian Council. It is led by a group of 12 unelected clerics and socalled legal experts. They decide who gets on the ballot. They are the ones who really get to vote. Tomorrow, theons council denied more than 7000 candidates the right to participate. They also disqualified 90 sitting members of Irans Parliament of running for reelection. The chairman of the Guardian Council is a 92year
Elections. Unfortunately for the iranian people, the real election took place in secret long before any ballots were even cast. This is how it is been for the last 41 years and iran. The regime denies the iranian people of Representative Parliament by predeciding who is qualified to run for office. Today the Top Administration is taking action told the Iranian Regime accountable. Im announcing that the United States is sanctioning five senior regime officials under executive order 13876. The five officials been designated today have denied the iranian people free and fair parliamentary elections. This includes the secretary of Guardian Council as well as a Senior Member of the council and former head of irans brutal judiciary. We are sanctioning three other officials who serve on the Guardian Council Central Committee for election supervision. Together, these five officials oversee a process that silences the voice of the iranian people, curtails their freedom and limits their politica
Ballots were cast. This is hough it has been for the lost 41 years in iran. The regime denies the iranian people a Representative Parliament by predeciding who is qualified to run for office. Today the Trump Administration is taking action to they would Iranian Regime accountable. Im announcing the United States is sanctioning five senior regime officials under executive order 13876. The five officials being designated today have denied the iranian people free and fair parliamentary elections. This includes. The second of the Guardian Council as well as the Senior Member of the council and former head of irans brutal judiciary. We are sanctioning three other officials who serve on the Guardian Council Central Committee for election supervision. Together, these five officials oversee a process that silences the voice of the iranian people, curtails their freedom and limits political participation. Any iranian who wants to run for office must first be approved by the Guardian Council and
Getting your reaction to this meeting, the president s trip to asia, and more. The president will return to washington today. Epublicans 202 7488000 republicans 202 7488001 democrats 202 7488000 and independence call 202 7488002. Lots to talk about with the president returning to washington following the meeting of the g20 in japan. And aover in south korea historic brief visit in north korea. Esident trump tweeting leaving south korea after a wonderful meeting with chairman am jongun. Important statement for alln and great progress. President trump becomes the first sitting president to set trump into north korea. The meeting with kim came four months after the breakdown of a second summit in hanoi. The president argued that the meeting was a success because his relationship with kim jongun deepened. History was made as trump and kim walked up to the demarcation line and shook hands. Kim invited trump to walk into north korea, they stayed for a few minutes then walked into south korea
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