The United States said today it does not expect any “substantial change” in Iran, regardless of who wins the presidential election, as the first round was deemed neither “fair nor free”. Iran’s presidential election will be decided on July 5 between the candidates – reformist Massoud Pezeghian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili – who prevailed in the first round, where turnout was the lowest since the Islamic Republic’s inception in 1979. We believe that these elections in Iran are neither fair nor free,” US State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters. “We do not expect these elections, whatever the outcome, to lead to fundamental change in Iran’s administration or to make the Iranian regime respect human rights or provide more dignity to its citizens,” he added. The spokesman also disputed the figures released by the Iranian government. “Even the official ones […]
Source: News Beast
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