https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-registers-candidates-presidential-polls-2021-05-11/ Candidates began signing up on Tuesday for Iran's June 18 presidential polls, with the clerical establishment hoping for a high turnout in a vote seen as a referendum on the handling of the Islamic Republic’s political and economic crises. Turnout may be hit by rising discontent over steep hikes in consumer prices and high unemployment, as the economy has been crippled by U.S. sanctions re-imposed after the United States in 2018 pulled out of Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Wondering what this forums finest think about the upcoming Iranian election (ironic that i had to fix a spell check here that turned the word election into ejection....). With the ME seemingly continuing to be a potential energy wating for a catalyst, I'm wondering how Iran is planning to ensure stability to its homeland during this period. I would imagine that should any powers wish to upset the structure in this region to enact opportunities for wars or strategic advancement over Iran and its allied powers, now would be the time to start the surreptitious strategies to get the ball moving. From political ploys with propaganda, economic pressures, all the way to random sniper fire or attacks from any flag, this could go from simmering to boiling very rapidly. Isreal is obviously interested in Iran's positioning within the ME, yet it could be considerably disadvantageous should they be faced with combat on multiple fonts, and things are heating up in the Gaza region. Coincidence? I imagine Syria and Iraq would like nothing to do with any provocation or escalation against Iran, as the region is volatile and beaten down from recent wars. I hope for these people that they get the chance to "pick themselves up" before it gets any worse. I also find it interesting the US is apparently pulling out from Afghanistan, which leaves questions as to what Iran's eastern flank looks like. Could this be a predetermined move so that the US can use the old "nope, wasn't us, we weren't even close to the region" when the stuff hits the fan? Is Iran to expect clandestine operations against its elections? Perhaps this is just the beginning of a peaceful transition for the middle east, and some mutual ground will be gained regarding nuclear powers, stabilizing the region, cleaning up old wars and settling into a path that is beneficial to all of the people of the ME? I don't know what to expect, but props and respect from me to the person who guesses right!
The ME has been fighting among themselves for thousands of years before you were born and they will be doing it thousands of years after we're all dead....because they are primitive radical nuts. But putting nukes in their hands would be something like this:
I'd say some people would argue my edit could be more reflective to humanity, rather than "its just those monkey over there, but we are the sane ones".
Every country has been fighting among themselves since existence. The US is the worst. They have only existed for a few centuries and have been in constant war
But the US fights other people's wars, not its own. The only times we fought our own wars were the war of 1812 and WWII in the pacific.
The US dictates and interferes in other people's wars and will prolong other people's wars if it benefits the US.
I'm not sure the elections matter...The Revolutionary Guards run the country don't they....I'm not taking a dig at Iran here I'm just being honest...most countries these days either have dictators or if they have pretend elections like the US are managed behind the scenes by aliens....or even power hungry egomaniacs...wait I think the latter is just Turkey
I think it would be funny if the Iranian election were to overwhelmingly vote out the Islamic government there!
. Iran is Russia's ally which also borders the strategic Caspian Sea. It's in Russia's interest to keep Iran in Russia's camp. .
I think it would be more correct to say we 'instigate' wars in other countries for our benefit, rather than fighting wars, since American body bags would be detrimental to the political aspirations of many in our government. Fight and strife is my name and chaos is my game. I gear them all to kill and maim and then covertly flip the blame to you. So even though I am insane, and only think of my own gain, there is no shame. It's in your name and there's nothing you can do. - Jeannette
I think Erdogan's a megalomaniac - sort of like Hitler. He's a fantastic orator and knows how to work the Turks and the Muslims in general. Now Mussolini; they say he was an ego maniac. MUSSOLINI.. It is-a true, because-a I said it. Finito!
Pretty much all the candidates are ministers of the current regime + Ahmadinejad (former president), so the outcome can only be more of the same. The Mullah (supreme leader, - Ali Khamenei) runs Iran, and the presidents serve as their PR persons. The supreme leader appoints the judges, military leaders etc, so his power is pretty much limitless + his term ends only at death, or retirement.
If the US would leave, the Middle East might settle down. Assad said he can't tell Iran to leave unless he compensates them for fighting the terrorists, but with the oil and grains being stolen by the American occupation of E. Syria, he can't afford to. The main problem as I see it other than Washington's Russophrenia, is Turkey. Erdogan is now openly calling for a Muslim uprising against the EU countries and Israel and said the bill that's being prepared by Macron to stop the spread of Islamist elements, is going to be the guillotine in the French Republic. He also said that Europe is turning into an open air prison for the six million Turks and 35 million Muslims living in Europe and it's turning today into an open air prison. "The situation for them is terrifying and there is no difference between the current climate created against Muslims and the environment of hatred created against Jews before World War II." Erdogan like Adolph Hitler before him, has amazing oratorical skills and knows how to arouse the Muslim population. He made a video which I think has been taken off Twitter, in which he chanting sorrowfully: "Hey, Jerusalem, perfume of the prophets/ the courtyard, the nearest courtyard skies Hey, pearl of the cities! There's pain in the street stones, as is the voice of the meziin. Hey, Jerusalem, the most aching city, who stops the enemy for you? Hey, necklace of religions, who wipes blood off the walls? Who saves Jesus from those who murdered him? Who saves humanity? Hey, Jerusalem! Hey, my town! Hey, darling!"
The mullahs will be gone when Iran's opposition is gone, since that's what usually unites people. By that I don't mean Israel, I mean the US.
