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Iran election: Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani is no moderate

By Pardes Seleh
Published May 19, 2017 8:28pm ET
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Iran election: Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani is no moderate
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who approved all six candidates and has their loyalty, speaks during a graduation ceremony of a group of the Revolutionary Guard cadets in Tehran this month. | UNCREDITED

The mainstream media coverage of Friday’s Iranian presidential election is laughable. Progressives and allies of the Islamic Republic eager to see diplomatic progress are jumping on the notion that Iran is having her first truly “democratic” election.

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