a viral video compared raisi to the murderous middle eastern tyrant in the sacha baron cohen film the dictator, partly because of the way that voters were denied a real choice. and it s because of the executions of thousands of regime opponents in the late 1980s. raisi was one of their prosecutors. his past sends a bleak message to iranian reformists who want more freedom. this man, not the president, is at the pinnacle of power in iran. he is ayatollah ali khamenei, the 82 year old supreme leader who seems determined to deliver a victory for conservative hardliners. the only candidate left who might appeal to reformists is abdolnaser hemmati, the former central bank governor. elections in iran can produce surprises,
the only candidate left who might appeal to reformists is abdolnaser hemmati, the former central bank governor. elections in iran can produce surprises, but he needs a miracle. iran s nuclear future remains the big issue for any president. ebrahim raisi says he supports reviving the international deal that restricts iran s capabilities. iran s price would be an end to the sanctions that have caused real hardship. this was a queue for chicken in a country with huge reserves of oil. whoever s president, the iranian people need some relief. jeremy bowen, bbc news. let s get more from bbc persian correspondent rana rahimpour. no results yet. not far off,
to the murderous middle eastern tyrant in the sacha baron cohen film the dictator, partly because of the way that voters were denied a real choice. and it s because of the executions of thousands of regime opponents in the late 1980s. raisi was one of their prosecutors. his past sends a bleak message to iranian reformists who want more freedom. this man, not the president, is at the pinnacle of power in iran. he is ayatollah ali khamenei, the 82 year old supreme leader who seems determined to deliver a victory for conservative hardliners. the only candidate left who might appeal to reformists is abdolnaser hemmati, the former central bank governor. elections in iran can produce surprises, but he needs a miracle.
he is ayatollah ali khamenei, the 82 year old supreme leader who seems determined to deliver a victory for conservative hardliners. the only candidate left who might appeal to reformists is abdolnaser hemmati, the former central bank governor. elections in iran can produce surprises, but he needs a miracle. iran s nuclear future remains the big issue for any president. ebrahim raisi says he supports reviving the international deal that restricts iran s capabilities. iran s price would be an end to the sanctions that have caused real hardship. this was a queue for a chicken in a country with huge reserves of oil. whoever s president, the iranian people need some relief. jeremy bowen, bbc news. let s get more from bbc persian correspondent behrang tajdin. let s start with the results. when we going to expect some inclination about what is
to the murderous middle eastern tyrant in the sacha baron cohen film the dictator, partly because of the way that voters were denied a real choice. and it s because of the executions of thousands of regime opponents in the late 1980s. raisi was one of their prosecutors. his past sends a bleak message to iranian reformists who want more freedom. this man, not the president, is at the pinnacle of power in iran. he is ayatollah ali khamenei, the 82 year old supreme leader who seems determined to deliver a victory for conservative hardliners. the only candidate left who might appeal to reformists is abdolnaser hemmati, the former central bank governor. elections in iran can produce surprises, but he needs a miracle. iran s nuclear future remains the big issue for any president. ebrahim raisi says he supports