Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Critisied international media, saying they have done their utmost in “discourage” Iranians from voting in parliament elections this Friday.
“The scaremongering started several months ago and went closer to the polls,” declared the Supreme Leader on Sunday. “During the last couple days their media haven’t yet skipped the slightest opportunity to deter citizens from voting,” he added, noting the risk of the coronavirus.
Iran has just reported eighth death this Sunday from the latest coronavirus( or better known as the (Covid-19), despite officials closing down schools and colleges to contain the outbreak in many regions.
Hundreds of representatives, defined as Guardian Council or’ Majlis’ of Persian, have contested for 290 parliamentary seats. Friday’s voting would put more conservatives-affiliated with the influential Revolutionary Guards-into the national parliament, as shown by preliminary findings.
The turnout for the referendum was 42 percent, as shown by Fars News outlet–roughly 20 percent less than that of the vote in parliament in 2016.
Iran’s elections have already been criticized across America, who has maintained its’ strong pressure ‘ campaign since before the 2015 historic nuclear agreement they opted out from. Trump announced the new round of tariffs on 5 Iran candidate-vetting representatives.
The people in question have been accountable “for keeping the citizen of Iran from electing their representatives openly,” explained Secretary of the treasury, Steven Mnuchin, using the International Media as a weapon of choice.
The Iranian Ministry of foreign affairs fired back, suggesting the restrictions reflect “the weakness, anger, and defeat of a maximum pressure campaign from the American administration.”
