How Iran's election could make history

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Iran is about to hold a national election that could shape the country's future for a generation - potentially even more so than the presidential elections in 2009, when "green movement" protests signaled public outrage with the regime, and in 2013, when voters elevated the moderate Hassan Rouhani on a promise of economic and diplomatic opening.
On February 26, Iranians will vote for candidates for their parliament and for a body called the Assembly of Experts - which, though few outside Iran have heard of it, could be in a position to radically alter Iran's politics.
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[@z-rex5294]

Iran > Saudi Arabia

[@malek7861]

iran is a terrorist country , you know that right ?

[@z-rex5294]

Abdulmalek Alsaeed If Iran is terrorist country, then so is Saudi Arabia.

[@malek7861]

+nik Bahtin really ? that shows that you know nothing about iran or Saudi Arabia, because Iran is the first country in the world with the most executions , about 900 every year.

[@DaHamburglarGT]

+Abdulmalek Alsaeed But Saudia Arabia is the home to more anti-west terrorism. Most of the 9/11 attackers came from Saudi Arabia. Something to think about.

[@flatman3134]

+nik Bahtin I doubt theres ANY difference, in fact ill bet getting hanged to death is more painful than being beheaded. But really, arguing about methods of execution is a bit pointless compared to the matter of why are they executing people for

[@Buenomars]

I don't think I've ever heard "Iran" pronounced correctly in Western media until now.

[@Gutians]

Buenomars its pronounced E-ran , the "a" is pronounced the same as in "Shawn"

[@chestersabajo5527]

Buenomars ayran

[@amerlad]

yeah they always say, I RAN but really it's just eeran with a hard R

[@LeeCzere]

And yet pronounced February wrong....weird.

[@nikhiliyengar1510]

@The Meek Yeah. As opposed to I-ran.

[@idkwhatnametochoose6197]

“Some parts are elected, some are unelected, and there all tangled together in this kind of mess.” Perfect description of the USA

[@carlossebastianrengifochav3142]

De

[@IRmapper]

Yes , fact😂👌

[@nothingburger1]

Just like the US, the unelected parts are the most important and powerful.

[@eganburg]

take note usa... this is how you democratize a country, just give it a time... educated young people will finally rise up changing from within... not by invading, bombing or backing a dictator... just like many european government that used to be a heavily influenced by Christianity, they will eventually change

[@AverageBrethren]

How were they influenced by Christianity?

[@eganburg]

*****​ keywords "used to"... holy roman empire, spanish inquisition, imperialism to spread christianity, franco supported and restored catholic power after he won the civil war, bishops in house of lords in england, hitler's words in his speech and mein kampf, etc etc you get my point... Mainly before the renaissance when it was the shit back then

[@zaharbujiti911]

+Egan Wibowo British MI6, KGB and CIA Elected Khomaini and Khamenei.. Iranian people do not have any votes. The elections are just a show for the world Media and to fool Iranian people

[@Soul12000]

Lol America had nothing to do with this, and Iran will not secualrize because it is a democracy and the people want God. You have tried secualrizing with your dictators and failed because God will give power to his worshippers

[@LusciousTwinkle]

Er. ..no it isn't....What this video describes is a faux democracy.. Iran is an Islamic dictatorship because the people wanted democracy, were fooled by the Islamists and forsaken by the West.... Islam is a very strong force in the middle east and its going to take a LOT of apostasy to weaken it...Look at the Arab Spring!!! Was that a good idea in the end as well???

[@SkyePredator]

Not too bad of a system. If the "Dictator" ruled in terms of say 5 to 10 years it could be better.

[@rubenborbely]

+SkyePredator Haha, I see what you did there :D

[@marcoreus7146]

+Ruben Borbely I didn't, help out?

[@Kazekoge101]

+Marco Reus U.S. President joke

[@DW71000]

It's a terrible system. Not good at all, it's ruled by religious people who don't know politics. Iran should have a constitutional monarchy.

[@Avialae]

+Wipit Usyzn monarchy as in the corrupted royal family dictatorship we put into place after we orchestrated an overthrow of the existing Iranian democracy for the sake of controlling their oil? I don't know, the puppet monarchy we put into Iran was the reason its people rioted and changed the country into an Islamic Republic. If we do it again they might turn into even worst thing?

[@UnbEaTaBiL]

you said "he is un-elected supreme leader" -_- and then you said "he is elected by 90+ members of Assembly of Experts who are elected by public" its confusing :P

[@Nosirt]

So the system is kind of like the Electoral College where the "Experts" are *supposed* to elect someone but the differences is that they do not (or rather have no way of knowing) what the public wants as Iran doesn't have a mass General election for the Ayatollah. But really we say The Supreme Leader is not elected just because the people that are chosen in the Expert body are pretty much always gonna be Conservative and the Leader can pretty much overturn everything the President does and really holds everything power. Calling Iran a democracy is kind of like calling Holy Roman Empire a democracy, sure the ruler is kind of elected but the position he is elected is a life long dictatorship. The thing is kind of just revolving, Bring a conservative in, Irans moderate 90% *have* to vote for him and he is elected and same happens for the Leader.

[@m.rezarahmanlazuardi3950]

context matters, at the time of that sentence, 'un-elected' was in the context of the general public

[@hodor9851]

Unelected by the people

[@thezakerie.313]

SUPREME LEADER is aelected by Assembly of experts and assembly of experts is elected by people. So thats is dictatorship 😂. Yes it its but by the people. ITS the only Nation throughout the world which has Theocracy. And is still developing being sanctioned by US. God is blessing this Nation

[@saeedvazirian]

@@Nosirt It's not a dictatorship. It's still a democracy even if you don't like it, because he's still elected, regardless of how much you agree with him. As far as I'm concerned the US is aslo a dictatorship, then. Actually the SUpreme Leader doesn't hold all the power.

[@arhamhussain6996]

At least they can vote unlike Saudi

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

CALM chor lol

[@frankh9326]

At least we can say anything about our leader at least on social media...some even curse him...even in his own ig account ...but in saudi if u say anything against the government even on social media u will be suddenly disappeared

[@boejiden.1445]

Really

[@mastersonogashira1796]

@frank h are you sure about that? Just a concern Chinese here, cuz ur country ain’t much better than mine in terms of censorship

[@mobilebook3]

All parties are approved by the leader before they are allowed to participate as candidates in the elections. Think harder.

[@TheNinjabear]

Like the UK? Assembly of experts = House of Lords? Democracy = house of commons? supreme leader = The Queen?

[@sohrabnizoumi-berizi328]

+Thomas Davidson No it is a bit more democratic than the UK Lol Peers of the house of Lords are unelected ( those appointed can vote not the hereditary peers)but Assembly of Expert members are directly elected. Although in the UK Queen in Parliament, Parliament (Commons + Lords + monarch) is the ultimate authority, but by convention house of commons has full authority.

[@UnbEaTaBiL]

+Thomas Davidson its more democratic because in UK monarchy stays in family. whereas in Iran anyone can become supreme Leader. :)

[@Potatoman1578]

+UnbEaTabiL pErson but queen ha no power compared to supreame leader

[@TheSm1thers]

+Thomas Davidson It's nothing like the UK. Iran is controlled by the supreme leader, a dictator. In the UK, the Queen is just a figurehead with no power.

[@Thedevilhealer]

LOL i know right! anything that's not English is weird and confusing :)).

vox your video production quality is always on the top. Great visuals without losing the educational purpose of the video. Keep it up

[@SilverShrimpTX]

Come on moderates in Iran! Win the vote!

[@Reddit_shorts_525]

+SilverShrimp TX We cant..

[@SilverShrimpTX]

Why not? Please explain...I had no idea about the voting system in Iran before watching this vid

[@brianmacker1288]

+SilverShrimp TX The Supreme Leader picks all candidates that can run in elections. Wishful thinking that he is going to pick what you would consider a "moderate". They will be hanging hooded gays and single moms from construction cranes for a long as this political system is in place.

[@Reddit_shorts_525]

***** They have disqualified over 10 000 reformistss. The demokratic ones and the economic ones. It was kinda expected that demokrats was going to be disqualified but economic reformist no.. rohani cant combine the nuclear deal with structural economic reform because there are none in parliament to support him. Rohani has even said this election is unfair. Karroubi and Mousavi are still in prison and the green movement activists are being harrased and supressed violently. Khamenei and the IRGC rules the country and the political process with a iron fist.

[@brianmacker1288]

***** No one except the supreme leader will have autonomy in Iran.

[@adub4ever]

Support the Green Revolution! Support Secularism in Iran!

[@Abbasali-dm3vm]

Secularism?Oh I can see the definition of secularism according to AMERICA IS to put their millatary bases all over the world.USA is having more then 700 bases in the whole world.Bases=Global caliphate of USA

[@GoldStoneGamingHub]

+Abbas ali You do realize the minortiy party in the USA is secular, right? The majority is the jesus loving, bible thumping, gun loving, christians who don't know what "seperation of church and state" means.

[@Abbasali-dm3vm]

***** Jesus loving??DID JESUS SON OF MARRY allowed you pornography. The Christians living in middle east are righteous but you people don't recognize how much good Jesus was.

[@GoldStoneGamingHub]

They're "christians." Yes I agree Jesus was a good person, but last time I checked, he didn't endore war. Thus, the Republican party doesn't follow true christianity.

[@Abbasali-dm3vm]

***** Do u believe trump is a good person?No he is another dictator.

[@cheesewhiz135]

thanks for the information! well done video

[@DW71000]

No foreigner will do a good job about Iran.

[@cheesewhiz135]

+Wipit Usyzn recommendations for something else 3-5 minutes long?

[@scrub_jay]

+cheesewhiz135 How about taking more than 3-5 minutes to learn something about a world issue.

[@cheesewhiz135]

+math Of course such a brief amount of time can't completely discuss a topic such as this. As a jumping off point for further discussion, this video does a reasonably good job. That's my point.

[@ak-sj7zv]

+Wipit Usyzn 100% agreed bro. And you know why I replied to your Monarchy statement, right? I just don't think these foreigners have the brains, background or decency to intervene in a country that is 10,000 years old. I wished they would just figure out their poverty and welfare system first:))))

[@GeekPeek]

love the way vox presents quality information with wonderful motion graphics animation.

[@alexduran5605]

I love how well made and designed all of Vox's videos are!

[@abbasabbasi2474]

why you believe Ayatolah Khameni is unelected ? Ayatollah Khamenie is elected by expert council, he can be removed by expert council the expert council are lected by people, in march together with parlament, the member of expert council will be elected too

[@Potatoman1578]

+KoopaSteve sounds a lot like the system in America

[@abbasabbasi2474]

+Chilling Buddha lol well said

[@nvidiaguy98]

+KoopaSteve the people choose the experts who choose the leader. basically like the electoral college...except the electoral college is chosen by the people. And still 96 people seems to be very inclusive

[@zagros24]

yeah but we both know that assembly of expert is just symbolic! the country runs by very few hardliners who are at the top of the power, controlling sepah, basij and intelligent services.

[@abbasabbasi2474]

+Aryan Zagros who can you know if expert council is symbolic or not ? you have absolut no idea about iran like all other internet poster, you do not know what about you talk

[@amcghie7]

I don't get why this is painted up to be something that is particularly unusual? In the UK you get two branches of government, the Commons and the Lords where only the Commons are elected. The head of state also is the monarch who is, by the nature of monarchs, also unelected. Does this mean the UK is a dictatorship? Or Spain, or Denmark?

[@seangallagher5695]

I agree

[@alisagman362]

Well yeah, but those monarchs are all ceremonial, while the supreme leader is not

[@seangallagher5695]

The monarch of the uk isn’t ceremonial at all, they have the power to dissolve parliament and call a new election, all laws go through them, they have supreme command over the army, airforce and navy and can even give the command to launch nukes

[@bradjarvis4963]

@@seangallagher5695 now when was the last time they dissolved Parliament without the prime minister telling them too, when was the last time they vetoed a law, and when was the last time they commanded an army?

[@dnt9030]

​@@bradjarvis4963but they can😢

[@TheCapitalistic]

This is surprisingly like the US

[@sgtsnakeeyes11]

+TheCapitalistic It's absolutely nothing like the US.

[@TheCapitalistic]

sgtsnakeeyes11 We elect representatives. Those representatives elect the president. Technically voting for the president does nothing due to the electoral college.

[@sgtsnakeeyes11]

TheCapitalistic We have a supreme ayatollah in America, we have an assembly of religious fanatics? The problem is you need to specify which parts of our government are similar to theirs and not just say a stupid blanket statement like: "surprisingly like the US". Mother Teresa is surprisingly like Hitler. I mean they both have eyes and noses. They both eat food and wear clothing. You've to remember to think always. Thanks.

[@TheCapitalistic]

sgtsnakeeyes11 Sorry, I didn't want to write an essay on youtube.

[@sgtsnakeeyes11]

TheCapitalistic "[insert specifics] is surprisingly like the US". Wow what an essay.

[@squipy184]

So how is the assembly electing the supreme leader in Iran different than a parliamentary system that has the Parliament elect the prime minister (In the UK for example). Sure the supreme leader has more power, but I fail to see how we could even call this a dictatorship.

[@Suedocode]

+Squipy It probably has to do with the part about the supreme leader being able to overrule *everything* after being appointed. There is no impeachment or power in the people after that. I'm not sure how you could not see the difference.

[@mcsexy123]

the supreme leader can do what ever he wants successfully. when the queen in theory can, but in practise can't.

[@MarwanRashad]

+Squipy the problem is he doesn't have more power, he as an absolute power, he can overrule everything if he wants

[@babakjamali6101]

+Squipy and he has a lifetime appointment.

[@mo1264king]

+Suedocode Actuly, I'm pretty sure the ayatollah CAN be kicked out, if the experts think hes gone crazy with power or something, but I dont think it i will ever be used

[@TCGEricAnon]

Super helpful video for an essay I'm writing, thanks vox!

[@BALLARDTWIN]

I like this system A supreme leader is like an elected king that's ruled for life But his family don't take over This system is good because sometimes politicians are liars and it takes a man to simply say "cut the bullshit" This is what we have here I seriously like this system It's pretty good

[@Ali-pw1hu]

A supreme leader is not necessarily chosen for life. He can be dismissed by the Assembly of expersts at any time. He is selected not elected.

[@revolutionary-brother]

As an iranian youth i agree with this guy when i watch the fallen western civilization with liberal democracy and rise of islamic democracy as new world ruler system then i can see Im in true side but ruled for life! Its not all truth because :what if the supreme leader loses standards of IRI (islamic republic of Iran) so we got plan to solve this problem( the guardian council ) this organ have this power to replace the supreme leader

[@kaktotak8267]

What's so confusing about that? Is UK a monarchy or a republic?

[@lagonzalezLG]

+Kakto Tak The "Queen" has no power so it isn't really the same thing.

[@kaktotak8267]

Luis Gonzalez Shazam That's something you only see when you dig into it, that's something you have to explain. In this sense, it's not really different from the iranian situation.

[@lagonzalezLG]

+Kakto Tak Not really. All I hear from Iran without digging into it is Supreme leader this and Supreme Leader that Barely anything about its president. As for England, all I hear is the prime minister this and the prime misnister that. The only time I hear about the monarchy is when they have weddings and babies. People in general don't dig into things. Hearing about something is often enough for them.

[@franciscoparedes3346]

+Kakto Tak well a republic simply means there is no monarch, which the Uk clearly has. So they have a constitutional monarch.

[@rainbowhause5918]

+Luis Gonzalez i know people say it was an accident but the Queen killed princess diana so the Queen does hold some power?

[@Mr50CentRap]

Iran Is a Peaceful country ! Let my people Live in Peace!

[@PizzaDewd]

Love your videos guys, but is there a possibility that you can make one of the Myanmar election results and what they can mean for the future of that country?

[@steveghanbari]

good description and very good explanation simple for everyone to understand.

[@Jackson-gx7oe]

its Democracy just system is a little different to the West

[@TheebX92]

+Mohamad Hosein Davoodi No it is not democracy at all

[@sgtsnakeeyes11]

+Mohamad Hosein Davoodi A lot different.

[@Jackson-gx7oe]

+sgtsnakeeyes11 you should know if system don't work as well as before or people don't want it they can change Election laws at the parliament

[@TheSm1thers]

+Mohamad Hosein Davoodi It's not a democracy at all because the supreme leader controls everything including the election candidates. Also the people have to elect a bunch of theocratic assholes.

[@jacksfq]

One important thing VOX didn't mention about the system correctly is that guardian council , a filter that nobody can get through except people who are trusted and align with supreme leader ideology. So if you wanna be a candidate for MP or president you have be assessed by Guardian Council. In other words they are the one who decide who you can vote for. And trust me all candidates are the same in term of ideology . So don't think for a second that this is a democracy ! And if you wanna know how these moderate people like Rouhani got elected as president , I have to say it's a calculated move from Supreme leader and Guardian Council to get rid of sanctions and tune down international tensions until they feel strong again . In conclusion if you think those moderate people can make their way up to the supreme leader position and change Iran as we know it , YOU ARE SO WRONG!!!

[@makanfarhoodi3115]

I really hope that people's votes get respected and received in the way it is and it should be.

[@aesjc247]

Beautiful explanation, thank you

[@khcstewie]

excellent video as always

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

The term "SUPREME LEADER" is a western construct. In Iran he is simply known as "the leader of the revolution" and he can be removed by a council of experts who are elected by the people, so the notion of an absolute dictatorship is more or less jaded. Iran has a leader or wise man at the very top of the food chain because that person pretty much regulates the system, making sure that the country is on the right track, so the government doesn't get too corrupt, doesn't turn into a dictatorship (like Ahmadinejad tried doing), doesn't become a puppet of foreign interests. To understand the need for such a system, one has to understand Iran's recent history, especially the CIA inspired coup of 1953.

[@niiidar]

This was really interesting actually. I had no idea Iran was like this.

[@ChauncetonBird]

Well done Vox, thanks for the report.

[@BoyRapho]

Vox explain things way better than school. Shouts out.

[@ahmadroma9235]

a system chosen by people should be respected and you shouldn't call it a dictatorship

[@Oliverius1702]

I think you can call Iran's type of government as: Authoritarian Theocratic-Presidential System. Not a complete democracy, but far from a dictatorship.

[@thebotanicalmind]

Quality video - on complex subjects

[@AbdulmajidAlmulhim]

video about the expansion goals of Iran would be very very very important and informative thank you guys really good channel

[@ShiaNoorAhlBayt]

In iran, there is nizam e imamat/imamat system.. Walayat e faqh is called supreme leader or successor to imam mehdi or nayib e imam zamana... It is chosed by more than 150 islamic experts which are called ayatollah.. This is actual islamic system and role model for the world..

[@ShiaNoorAhlBayt]

In iran, there is nizam e imamat/imamat system.. Walayat e faqh is called supreme leader or successor to imam mehdi or nayib e imam zamana... It is chosed by more than 150 islamic experts which are called ayatollah.. This is actual islamic system and role model for the world..

[@TheRealMamoot]

finally, finally, finaaaaally, FINAAAAAAALLY, someone actually takes the time to RESEARCH about this country. sigh...ty

[@franciscoparedes3346]

Good video but vox failed to mention the fact that the individuals who run for the Assembly of experts are first picked and vetted by the guardian council to make sure their views align. And the Guardian council members are in turn chosen by the supreme leader. Which means the conservative ideology is almost ensured to stay in place as seen with the corruption that took place with the conservative president Ahmadinejad in 2009.

[@marcohghar]

That's very colorful indeed.

[@NimaHsEnterprises]

Great video. Can you please tell me what software you used to create those graphics/animations?

[@nikankhamisi1175]

not a bad video but you should've also explain about the so called Guardian Council, a council of clergy which qualifies or disqualifies both assemblies candidate! and the Guardian council is appointed by the supreme leader himself so... it's just the matter of 2+2=4 for you to figure out whether there is any hope for you or not.

[@TheDavidLiou]

If the flow chart is correct, this is as democratic as the westminster parliamentary system.

[@SM-ls9ee]

I'm wondering if @vox planning to make a new video on the recent Iran issues ?!

[@kelenbotirol7371]

You missed a very important part!! Guardian council(chosen by the leader) determines who can be nominated for Assembly of experts. As a result people have very limited choices in which all the nominees are being chosen by the Guardian council aligning to leader's ideals. So it's not a democracy by no mean when people can only choose between selected nominees.

[@UnbEaTaBiL]

kelen botirol half of guardian council is selected by Leader while other half is selected by Parliament. So it's democracy.

[@NaderR]

Islamic ruling in Iran should end, and smoothly shift to democracy.

[@yellowroadtheater-musicfor6626]

ye

[@islamapologist5756]

Dream

[@arshad-zaidi]

Same like iraq and libya hahaha joke of the year

[@mikeangelo5795]

Half dictatorship half democracy? sounds very similar the British system.

[@ZipTrunk]

Greetings to the iranian people. The result in Teheran males me "Happy" for you.

[@sallauddin121]

Iran is a role model in islamic democracy

[@Soul12000]

That is a lie, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was elected by higher clergies which were elected by the people

[@zaharbujiti911]

+‫سلیمان ذوالفقار‬‎ All of this bullshit. British, KGB and CIA Elected Khamaini and Khamenei.. Iranian people do not have any votes. The elections are just a show!

[@Soul12000]

+Zahar Bujiti really really lol all of those forces funded hundreds of billions in aid and weapons to secular terrorist Saddam Hussein against Islami Jumheriyah e Iran during Iran-Iraq war. The reason why Iran was the only country the capitalist west and the communist east both feared is because they fought in the name of God which meant destroying greedy capitalists and corrupt communists. God, democracy and order is what Iran stands for thanks to Imam Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini May God bless him with paradise.

[@Soul12000]

Furrukh Rao hi back furrukh I understand you just have to explain why you say that? I won’t argue promis

[@maurogomezm7202]

Khamenei was designed directly by Khomeini after he quit his support to second leader in line of Khomeini , the grand ayatollah Ali Montazeri because this planning to do a new era of reconciliation and efforts to aim the real human rights in Iran... The history would be different if Khamenei not coming to power... People in Iran don't like him.

[@falahati]

Well the supreme leader is indirectly elected using a committee directly elected by people. So that part is no very true. However, majority of people love the supreme leader and this mades him so powerful that committee cant actually disagree or change him while alive. So you should consider that part about Iranian people. :| Another fun fact, in early years of revolution, supreme leader's power was far more limited than today and president had far more power. Well, one president abused the power and everything changed ever since :|

[@majorgenerall]

Finally someone who knows what he's talking about

[@falahati]

@OtakuRajini BurstVersus apprently; or at least that is the official story. Things changed since tho, now people hate the regime more comparing to 4 years ago. The latest election was used by people to show this. I mean, expected; this was the trend for the last couple of decades anyway; but covid19 and ton of mismanagement helped as well.

[@IRmapper]

It seems to be completely democratic because the people are involved in all stages, but since it is an Islamic state, it can be said that it is an imperfect democrat.

[@IRmapper]

However, it is no less than countries like Britain

[@akalantaritaft]

Please do a video for the recent election in Iran. The turn out was amazing and we think that we can finally make the great change that we intend to

[@FaceClef]

This is the best channel on youtube.

[@Suedocode]

+FaceClef No. It is a very good one when it's not gushing liberal sentimentality though.

[@muhammadrezaheydarian1086]

its interesting for me that your information about Iran is more than most people of Iran. Thanks for your video, it was really close to the reality of Iran as I know it, but this country has other hidden actors that complicate things much more.

[@Extys]

Extremely superficial video which I've come to expect from most Western sources. what the video ignores or doesn't mention is that while there is an 'election' for the Assembly of Experts, like all elections in Iran, it is carefully choreographed with only approved candidates allowed to participate.

[@lemortedbrian6070]

kind of the same everywhere though, in the US we have candidates who's policies are bought by lobby groups from foreign countries specifically saudi arabia and israel. Take trump for example, who used to be hated back when republicans had other candidates. But he got the $$$ and business connections so he became the republican candidate. Its usually a case of the "lesser evil" more than genuinely liking any of our options. Especially with trump vs hillary.

[@zayinrodriguez4404]

Vox pls do a featurette on the Syria conflict thanks

[@mohamadabdallah1379]

Since the assembly of experts is elected by the people and the supreme leader is elected by the assembley then in theory he is also elected indirectly by the people.

[@Vaezquezz]

So its kinda safe to say that Iran will be changed quite alot after the election. The nuclear deal last year was actually a big sign of Iran saying "we will stop this shit". This will lead to a more democratic Iran which alows more freedom for its people, more tourist-activities and bigger business because of its rich oil and other stuff

[@rycrokosm]

r/agedlikemilk

[@graviton9191]

Let me clarify a few things here( as an Iranian) : 1) We have another system called the guardian council. The guardian council, completely dominated by conservatives and very close to the supreme leader, picks who can run for the assembly of experts and who can't( filters candidates) 2) So far, the guardian council has rejected very important moderate and reformist figures such as Hassan Khomeini from running for the assembly of experts. 3) The guardian council has only allowed a few moderate and reformists to run for the assembly of experts, but it has approved numerous conservatives ( ratio of approved conservative to moderate is about 9-1 ) . As a result, no matter how hard the moderates try, the balance of power is heavily in favour of conservatives in the assembly of experts.

[@truthseekers864]

are the moderates just as anti israel and saudi arabia, uae..?

[@revengeproductions9697]

@@truthseekers864 yes because they are still Iranian

[@dnt9030]

I know who you are. 😢

[@armanmahyari1270]

I have lived in Iran for 5 years and it is WAY different than the 17 years I have lived in the U.S.

[@sinomirneja771]

Any one asked why there is not a single quotes from Iranian constitution in a video describing Iranian government?

[@nkh187]

I have to admit it was a fair video

[@Anonymous-xd1lo]

+Nabil Khalil Relatively fair!

[@vong3484]

Oh but you forget one thing Iran used to have democracy but was overthrown by USA and UK.

[@ftm_h5583]

Stop speaking about iran .is not ur business.

[@mekiels.958]

A good portion of the Iranian election system is somewhat similairnto the US. Both indirect,and just like how we choose electors to vote for our candidate, they choose members of the "Assembly of Experts" to vote for their candidate.

[@thepersianworld8334]

He is still alive 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrJustfajar]

so the assembly of experts is similar to the electoral college in the US??

[@noahsmith7732]

If what vox said is correct then yes

[@freaksuyash]

+Aulia Fajar They are both bat shit crazy phenomena's, I guess?

[@franciscoparedes3346]

+Aulia Fajar No because the people who run for the assembly of experts are first vetted by the members of the guardian council to make sure they have the "right" views as the rest of the government. And the members of the guardian council are appointed by the supreme leader. So essentially it is all really corrupted and controlled by the supreme leader.

[@lemortedbrian6070]

@@franciscoparedes3346 well in america candidates have to have enough funding and lobby groups supporting them to count

[@qulmon32414]

I like the part where it's green and red

[@sacreddeer3361]

They are both the same. The moderate party comes in hand when the regime is in trouble so they promise changes.

[@Miladpersia88]

90% of the Iranian youth want to kick the islamic republic out of the country and set A secular and free society. They will get there!

[@sohrabnizoumi-berizi328]

+Milad Sadeghi 90% hadsie ya inke nazar sanji shode?

[@majorgenerall]

Sohrab Nizoumi-Berizi , kos shere dar haghighat. Mellat ziyad migan, be khosus tu internet

[@marhanna93]

Then how did 99% of the population voted for an islamic republic in '79? Sounds like it will take centuries to get to that level.

[@sarkis951]

Island Girl they expected democracy,not even worse dictatorship.They were promised freedom e.t.c not shariaw law!!!

[@sarkis951]

Island Girl jeez such bullshit

[@bufallo72]

Iran is democracy cause this leader elected with indirect way, you talk like u saying that if west doesn't like irans leader so it's dictatorship but if we like it so it's democracy. .. who ever the next leader will be no important from which political group we support him cause he is the elected in a kinda democratic way

[@dayanyar2656]

+hadi samadian stfu. in-direct way lol

[@MrDarius4444]

+Jonah Karlen people in the UK don't vote for the House of Lords members. House of Lords has veto power over the decisions made by House of Commons. The USA Supreme Court members aren't elected by people and they have veto powers over any bills which passed by the senates

[@TheXyxy2]

supreme leader snoke = jar jar binks

[@makanfarhoodi3115]

Wtf?!

[@blackexpose1715]

Actually the supreme leader was elected

[@mobilebook3]

By who?

[@HassanI220]

Supreme leader is elected indirectly because assembly of experts choose the leader but who who choose the experts? iranian people. It's a democracy

[@mobilebook3]

Maybe we need a bit of education in what is a democracy. Which democratic countries have you actually lived in, to know the difference?

[@CeoLogJM]

I wouldn't be surprised if someone tries to light up a revolution because of this.

[@Abdullahahmad2001]

Won't be sucessful

[@DW71000]

There is already a revolution to throw down the government. It was violent from 2011-2013, now it's a peaceful but slow moving one.

[@zaharbujiti911]

+Muhammad Al-Hussaini British MI6, KGB and CIA Elected Khomaini and Khamenei.. Iranian people do not have any votes. The elections are just a show for the world Media and to fool Iranian people

[@Black-Re4per]

+‫ויאמר סבבה!‬‎ Hope so but it won't be successful

[@LusciousTwinkle]

+Jack Xin This is a faux election! !! How many times....

[@natureofpakistan746]

Viva IRAN an its leadership

[@MnMPryoBanana]

They should just pick the elected president.

[@justinkeathley8448]

+lrd .uxt Wait why is it not? I mean just watching the video, it seems like as soon as the "dictator" dies, then it really is that simple. Because then the elected assembly of experts decides who they want to be the next supreme leader.

[@Weirdeiolu]

+Justin Keathley The supreme leader *must* be an Ayatollah, an expert Shia cleric - and the elected President cannot be an Ayatollah

[@liilu8]

+MnMPryoBanana the government is created because of a revolution that revolution has a leader but that leader may not be fit to be a president so this system was created...Khomeini was a clergy not a politician...

[@saeedvazirian]

Keep your nose out of other countries dumbass. I support the supreme leader and so do millions of other Iranians (80%+).

[@zerotayl4618]

Iran is a republic country and I think it's so clear.

[@zehranveladimir2755]

Long live great Iranian leader Syede Ali khamenei 🇷🇺❤️🇮🇷🇨🇳

[@iosirn5392]

long live Russia China and Iran ❤

[@unnamedshadow1866]

I guess this kinda proves that Shia Islam > Sunni Islam. Any branch of any religion that is followed by the terrorists (or extremists in any religion) goes to show its the wrong branch.

[@ogwhigger9349]

Quick note:Sunnis have something called Jihad Al Nikah,Which is pretty much when you are in a war and you capture women,You can have sex with them or rape them just cause you are fighting... Which is what ISIS and Sunni groups in Syria are doing....

[@ogwhigger9349]

Of course, You are a Sunni... You are just saying that to ruin our reputation...

[@ogwhigger9349]

When did we ever celebrate a persons dead with cakes? And we are not racist to afghani sunnis... Tell me and instance of where that Happened... And what do we have with Persia?? I really don't have anything wrong with Sunnis... Iran is not becoming more Athiest... Where do you get your info from??

[@Miuranger1]

Yahya Ather iran is becoming atheist so cry! And u people sure Aisha peace be upon her... afghani people are Persians are u guys hate them

[@Miuranger1]

Yahya Ather that's why I live in Bahrain right? They are racist people...they beat themselves to the pulp and think ail is prophet

[@krag3r]

Saying Iran is better than Saudi Arabia is like saying cat shit is better than dog shit. While cat shit is less abrasive, it's still shit.

[@krag3r]

+Andrew Mombeini Actually, I don't play CSGO. That is a picture from CS:S that I played probably close to 10 years ago. The fact that you tried to use that as a way of discrediting my point is absolutely hilarious and shows you are not somebody to be taken seriously. I'm sorry your jimmies were rustled by my comment :)

[@krag3r]

+Andrew Mombeini en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran Enjoy your reading, troll ;)

[@DW71000]

Iran's government, not Iran.

[@krag3r]

+Andrew Mombeini Wikipedia has cited sources, if you had the ability to check and look for yourself ;). FAIL again troll :)

[@Duck360Gaming]

+krag3r lol a lying CSGO kid getting rekt so hard that now he's shifting the argument away from how kiddy he is xD That's why I hate about comments, people can easily act as if they have big balls.

[@krim7]

I hope it works out.

[@shahryarahmadi246]

I'm an Iranian and i can confirm most of the people are moderates. But the thing, the elections are not completely executed in this video. You see... the volunteers who sign up for election, should be accepted by our own government before people can vote. Thus, like current year election, people could only vote to conservatives and no moderates were present. So don't be fooled by this short videos about our country. Our government is dictatorship which only the supreme leader decides the fate of the country. and half of our people are fooled by this elections.

[@user-pw1rr2vm8b]

Those "moderates" would be considered as conservatives in the west

[@shubhamsingh-lc8km]

You forgot one important thing that iran's supreme leader could bar anyone from competing in elections and hence it is possible that all the elected members are his mini me's how in turn would choose a leader like him in turn making the country undemocratic

[@sasuke2910]

So the Iranians elect the experts and the experts pick a leader, that's considered a dictatorship? But American's elect people who elect the president, how are these systems so different that we'd consider America the most democratic nation on the planet?

[@maxtyson9035]

I hope the country will prosper. LOVE FROM INDIA

[@flyingpirate0456]

And we've all seen how this went

[@grubbsgrady96]

Hi guys Im Iranian The thing is we cant vote to person we love for expert council because there is another council that didn't let wise ppl to participate in election so we cant vote them!!!

[@koyaanisqatsi316]

In the UK you can't vote for the queen. Basically the same thing.

[@mohammadkharaji2721]

You forgot to tell about the Guardian Council. They are chosen by the supreme leader, and all the candidates of all the elections should be qualified by them in advance. As they are appointed by the supreme leader, they always choose the candidates in a way that at the end of the day, the majority of expert council would be in favour of supreme leather. So I think the Iran’s situation won’t change a lot.

[@ricksanchezC0137]

Here's one BIG important fact that you left out..the candidates who run must be deemed 'qualified' by the supreme leader. in another word, he picks a bunch of people he likes and people pick from that list

[@_mahyar_]

Please support Iranians against the dictatorial regime.

[@HoomanAskari]

Fast forward 5 years, things are still as bad as it was, if not worse!

[@khoshzare7827]

This video is completely right

[@moshtabamorsali]

Oh what a history =))

[@papre16]

this guy sounds like he's clenching his jaw as hard as he possibly can

[@Sunny-kv9uq]

Can u make a video on the Mexican drug war?

[@masfiqratul7559]

Wait how that's a dictatorship if people elect Experts and expert's elect supreme leader Isn't that similar to electoral college system?

[@happyhourwithcrunk4246]

Except the candidates for the assembly of experts are chosen by the Guardian Council, which is chosen directly and indirectly by the Supreme Leader. The opinions and prefererences of the people are still stunted even though they can vote.

[@aghahreman6382]

Wrong. Iran also has a watch system which filters the candidates for the assembly of experts to those who are in agreement with the current supreme leader.

[@FidaAifiya]

this video needs an update. #Rouhani2017