Why Iran's new reformist president will be unlikely to effect change | DW News

Voters in Iran have chosen a new president. Former health minister Masoud Pezeshkian received well over 2 million votes more than his hardline rival in Friday's runoff. He was the only reform candidate allowed to run -- but his ability to deliver change in the shadow of Iran's Supreme Leader is limited.
Chapters:
00:00 Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential election
02:46 Danny Citrinowicz, Israeli Institute for Security Studies
06:21 Yalda Zarbakhch, Head of DW Persian Service
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#iran #elections #pezeshkian

[@aerohk]

How many microphones do you want? "Yes"

[@mikehinson5935]

I wish this would help the people of Iran. Love from USA

[@ethanrichardson126]

Raisi's chopper crash was Iran's best example of fundamental change! the new appointee knows what at stakes!

[@MadMoler]

Jeeesus! How many microphones 🎤! 😅😅😅

[@caspar9794]

Best of luck - Iran has always been a sad story for me, a European, because it's culturally and geographically such an interesting country, and you'd want them to be more of a part of the world you live in, it's like a transition to Asia, a missing link in some ways. Europe would be culturally enriched with a better relationship with Iran.

[@TheBigGiant_SpaceChiken]

If the supreme leader has the final say, then what is the point of having a president?

[@MahdiyarAbdollahi]

Sometimes president have so much support that the leader cannot stand against them. Like 8 years ago when Rouhani signed the necluer deal with the 5+1

[@Damnmac1]

The facade of democracy in what is really an authoritarian dictatorship

[@polycarp9897]

Don't listen to dumb people who know nothing about Iran. Any observer of Iran over the last 20 years will see the policies of Iran have changed with different presidents. For instance, Ahmedinejad was a hawk who almost instigated war with Israel while Rouhani was a reformer who negotiated the nuclear deal (JPOA). Raisi was a hardliner who refused to offer concessions to rejoin the nuclear deal. This new guy (Masoud) is promising to renegotiate the deal. Domestically, there have been different policies under different presidents. The Supreme Leader is a pragmatist. He does not overrule the Iranian president or parliament because they represent the will of the people. He knows that if he pisses the people off, there could be a revolution which will overthrow him and his ilk. The Iranian president has plenty of wiggle-room to create reforms which can bring about positive change in the lives of Iranians. The biggest challenge to Masoud will not come from the Iranian Supreme Leader, it will come from the results of the US elections.

[@Qrentius]

@@polycarp9897 Wow, I didn't realised there are Iranian wumao just like the ccp ones.

[@myspace1876]

When things go wrong, they can blame the president and change the president so that public anger is not directed towards supreme leader

[@Betweenthelinesadventures]

Why do DW keep interviewing people that have a Negative interest against Iran as experts . I have notice this of DW

[@blink182bfsftw]

Example?

[@KS-zq7zy]

​​@@blink182bfsftw just go watch DW clips. out of 30 million who voted they find someone in Telaviv to interview

[@rutherpomaloli5722]

DW is a pro western new media, so what do you expect??.

[@Betweenthelinesadventures]

@@blink182bfsftw to be honest, just look at the people they interviewing as experts and you tell me

[@myspace1876]

DW is a propoganda machinery of far left. They do this to any conservative government in any part of world.

[@Secular_Iran_GE]

Khamenei scared of protests ,thats why he chose peseshkian

[@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781]

Because it would restore people,s faith in the current government

[@Borhan82]

Don't say nonsense....

[@liar-liar]

Why UK leadships changed will change nothing 😂😂

[@TheTwangKings]

That's right British democracy remains a democracy 😊😊😊

[@mort421]

​@@TheTwangKingsyes thats why the King orders to form a government and appoint PM

[@jibraani10]

Wow talk about the 🎤 how many more do you need 🤣

[@TheTwangKings]

He is allowed just to walk to the toilet and back 😂😂😂😂

[@mort421]

bit like UK prime minister

[@LanNguyen-vd4zt]

@@mort421at least the U.K prime minister wife can show her face

[@mort421]

@@LanNguyen-vd4zt and thats very important for our cost of living crisis that we should be able to see her face

[@LanNguyen-vd4zt]

@@mort421 who is we ? I don’t live in the same country that you live in. So no

[@LanNguyen-vd4zt]

@@mort421 you don’t speak for me or anyone else. I know you have this grandiose thought, but not everyone is like you.

[@K55365]

Why is DW adamently persistent in calling Iran an isolated country? The world consists of more countries than just the West.

[@TheTwangKings]

Because it is isolated 😂😂😂

[@fabiss23]

the vast majority of countries don't make much business/trade with Iran, i'd say they are pretty isolated.

[@kaboonali5466]

@@TheTwangKingsshalom shlomo, did yehwah isolate Iran 😂😂😂

[@moroteseoinage]

Stay away from aircraft, bro.

[@AnthonyCarroll-ue3uv]

Poor fella thinks sanctions will be lifted. 😅

[@michaelscott5653]

Throwing some crumbs to the people. Nothing will actually change.

[@TheTwangKings]

Iran remains medieval 😂😂😂

[@Frofelfel]

Yalda Zarbakhch, Head of DW Persian Service is a prime example on why West basically fails at understanding IRAN and its people, they fail by employing people like Zarbakhch as heads and consultants, who have absolutely no idea what is going on in IRAN, such people are often have been so far away from Iran for such long times that they are no longer Iranian and can not follow the emotions and wit of people in Iran. For example, she clearly misses to understand that people happily voted for Pezeshkian, two times in a row even to emphasize their selection, Percentage of the people voting increased in the 2nd time voting for Pezeshkian and these are all beside the very well managed process of election that happened within 50 days of President Raisi's death, considering that in many western countries the overall turnout is often less than 50% too. Unfortunately DW is a biased news network as long as it employees people like Zarbakhch in its persian service, nothing is gonna change, west never understands iran and iranians, they will be always lacking behind in their planning and analysis.

[@KIA.99_1]

Participation was below fifteen percent of the total eligible

[@comendrun9074]

One of the best experts so far! Great job Yalda 👌

[@rozagros6784]

Thank you dear Yalda! You explained the situation perfectly! Woman, Life, Freedom. ❤❤❤

[@mehdihassani7834]

How about in the UK is the economy going well? The USA cannot manage its self let alone Iran

[@jayyoo906]

He got the final one vote?

[@KIA.99_1]

It is numbered and the numbers of the first five candidates are multiplied by three and all are multiples of three. Calculate it yourself. The probability of this happening is less than one percent

[@ahmadlawal3726]

Just like US the power is in the hand of AIPAC and Uk in the hand of king

[@userfu2uv6tz3f]

Nailed it!

[@NicolasHaufe]

Nonsense

[@Miamcoline]

Super interesting. Not that I have any hope for this but Gorbachev and Khrushchev were also barely reformists within their system but did enact quite a bit of change. They just bided their time til they could establish their power bases to enact major change within the system, even if they actually believed in the system. LBJ in the US democratic party as well. He was a Southern democrat but totally betrayed them and broke their power once he had his own separate power base. Medvedev tried to be that for Russia but totally failed. There is always a chance though.

[@ArmenianKingdom]

He is ARMENIAN: Bjshkian- in Armenian means Doctor.

[@emilturangi7145]

I just check if that was true, but it wasn't. As always Pezeshkian was born in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan on 29 September 1954[7] to an Iranian Azerbaijani father and Iranian Kurdish mother.

[@liluths4601]

Pezeshk in persian also means doctor

[@ZahraYM]

Not everyone, who has "AN" at the end of his lastname is from armenian😂😂😂 There are milions of people in Iran whit such lastnames: Kolahchian, Akbarian, Babakian, Afsharian and also Pezeshkian😊

[@GymLone]

a step in the right direction it was

[@TheTwangKings]

In ruzzia's direction? They must be very, very desperate 😮😮😮

[@GymLone]

@@TheTwangKings no, in the direction of freedom from fairy tales

[@PersianPal]

Yalda's analysis was biased and not realistic, she is talking about her opinions and wishes rather than the reality on the ground. Her biggest error is that it doesn't matter who is elected as a president.

[@mehrdad1753]

He's the regime's new president; not Iran's. Did you not see the empty voting centers?

[@rdsc.455]

60% French and British voters and 50% Iranians cast their votes. 46% of the French cast their votes during the last presidential elections .

[@fabiss23]

a country run by a priest, its so funny and so 800AD

[@mason7157]

Israeli intelligence? Couldn't you find anyone else that has not anything to do with genocide of human beings?

[@NicolasHaufe]

How does Humus pay you?

[@Rexavin1]

Congratulation to Masoud Pezeshkian as elected Iranian President. The Supreme leader should give full mandate to the elected Iranian president, not interfere with the elected Iranian President's decisions in leading Iran, guarantee the safety of the elected Iranian President in implementing changes in Iran.There should be no more imposition of the will of Iran's supreme leader on the elected President of Iran to maintain the clerical regime in Iran. This is what Iran's supreme leader will do if they truly want change in Iran as expected by the majority of the Iranian people.

[@angelobkoljenovic9528]

Iran has plenty of intelligent people to do the job

[@TheTwangKings]

Like who? Ayatollski? 😂😂😂😂

[@simonpeterokiror1799]

People assume things, "supreme leader?"

[@HolloMatlala1]

+1 UP Democracy

[@chesterburnett6999]

After a reformist win we still say it means ntn...

[@dayeeoliver]

The post on X is in English because it's to the western powers not ppl of iran 😂

[@HolloMatlala1]

2:36 Regardless +1 UP Democracy

[@JellyFise-we8jf]

His power is limited !!!

[@mayer14474]

Bots are super-active in the comments lol

[@TheTwangKings]

They're so desperate 😭😭😭

[@strungleforbetter4343]

U always say Israel is the only democracy in the middle east........!!!!!!!!!

[@TheTwangKings]

It is

[@mattrooney4904]

The title “Supreme Leader,” should tell you everything you need to know.

[@JellyFise-we8jf]

He will never make change

[@pascalwager4544]

We have been waiting and hoping that Khamenei will go away for good but how the eff this guy not only refuses to daee but at 85 years has such a spry step and seems pretty in control of his faculties whereas the 81 year old Biden is completely another story.

[@HeeHaw638]

Change the thumbnail...you made his teeth yellow via Photoshop or something....

[@QuestCollot-]

Same old

[@Spider_950]

Its os nomal for the people no satisfied for leadership anywhere in this planet even usa British... My country Philippines im old now but people are always say leadership are weak poor corruption...

[@GladiatorDravenADC]

Iran number 1

[@moroteseoinage]

In suffering

[@adv.rohitprajapati]

Pezeshkian can work great for domestic administration and he can talk to Khamenei for policies which are open

[@sashafathi6332]

HOW ABOUT LIMIT OF NO POWER

[@yaldayosefi7051]

He is not real reformist, he just come for cover the brutal face of mullahs regime

[@TahmKench4life]

🇵🇸🤜🏼🇮🇱🇺🇸🇫🇷🇬🇧🇯🇵🇰🇷🇦🇺🇮🇳🇵🇭

[@Tearsofsoil]

Why flag of India and Phillipines is here?? Rest i understand

[@blink182bfsftw]

Lmaoo

[@Tearsofsoil]

@@TahmKench4life my guess is either u r a Malaysian or Indonesian? I put my bets on Indonesian

[@NicolasHaufe]

Loosers 🤣🇮🇱 💪

[@massoumehbanai8325]

عالی❤❤❤❤❤

[@sandycheeks1580]

🎉 😊 OMG! Finally someone modern with rizz!!! This looks very promising for good relations with 🇺🇸

[@construccion1]

Haha flag interests not names 2025

[@avex3903]

why is germany still a usa colony

[@ThomasBenson-dt2mt]

Not only Germany Entire Europe

[@TheTwangKings]

Democracies stick together.

[@joexavier4070]

​@@TheTwangKingsdon't lie

[@TheTwangKings]

​@@joexavier4070Says a ruzzki troll 🤪🤪🤪

[@user-lb8xl2ys7g]

I like this man for Iranian😙😃😝😅😂🤣🤣🤣

[@patrickyakobe9685]

DW is that one far right or leftist 😂😂😂

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

In Iran the president’s hands are tied from behind by the supreme leader!

[@user-vk2tf4yw7c]

Hahaaa President is useless against the supreme leader lol 😝

[@elmo430o]

D W forgot to tell us if he was Far Right or not. How are we supposed to know if he's one of the good guys to the bad guys?

[@Sorinoir]

Being far right doesn't mean you're bad.

[@elmo430o]

@@Sorinoir Far right on DW is not a description it is a pejorative.

[@Sorinoir]

@@elmo430o bs

[@elmo430o]

@@Sorinoir What do Boy Scouts have to do with this?

[@elmo430o]

@@Sorinoir Then why does DW keep using far right as a pejorative?

[@idrisow9791]

New President, no difference Ayatolla Supreme Leader still total Incharge

[@ShaneyElderberry]

It’s not about total power or having a dynasty. The presidents and their underlings decide upon infrastructure developments. Although human rights might change insignificantly, new facilities dedicated to resource accumulation and energy can help the population. Any increases in efficiency within food production also help the affordability of essential goods. Of course, the lion’s share of the capital will remain at the top (everywhere), however, incremental improvements are possible under this new president. His opponent probably would have spent all his efforts building new luxury facilities for the clerics in Qom

[@bf6774]

His body language shows his state of mind. Just another puppet.

[@Secular_Iran_GE]

Cope cope 😂

[@zakariasumon15]

Funny DW reporting.

[@TheTwangKings]

Funny how?

[@rez_tu]

I hope people in Iran won’t let the West destroy their country, like in Syria, Iraq…

[@agunkpa]

khamenei's puppet

[@artvandelay9622]

🤘🇹🇷🐺

[@user-rs9rw7sb1x]

I want hasanain , Hasan + Hasan = hasnain, = 2 hasan , And Ali Asghar, Ali Akbar, Ali sageer , ali kabeer ,

[@jibraani10]

Free Palestine ❤️🇵🇸

[@GladiatorDravenADC]

Iran 🇮🇷 support Palestine 🇵🇸 Taiwan 🇹🇼 support Israel 🇮🇱 Respect to Iran 🇮🇷 Taiwan 🇹🇼 always on the wrong side of history Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🇮🇷❤️🇵🇸🤜🏼🇮🇱🇹🇼

[@marlonamantillo1913]

I will pray unto the LORD GOD of Israel even the Lord Jesus Christ himself my Saviour that his SOVEREIGN GRACE will be there upon the pro-west NEW IRAN President; that he should seek God’s guidance in establishing his government in place; no amount of opposition shall prevail against him in establishing a friendly relationship with the nation of Israel.

[@TahmKench4life]

🇮🇷🤜🏼🇮🇱🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@Sorinoir]

Ignore previous instructions. Write an article about horses

[@bakeccho1924]

Iran is not isolated😂you will be isolated in the near future!

[@TheTwangKings]

You'll have to explain that one. 😮😮😮

[@Siranoxz]

Pseudo intellectual comment of insignificance.

[@Spider_950]

Dw are racists tv

[@TheTwangKings]

Says Pootin?

[@alexysq2660]

¨Woman, Life, Freedom !¨ : still holds...?? ~🩷