“Turkey resumed oil imports from Iran in March after 4 years: data shows,” Hellenic News, 7-2-24.
“As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away,” AP, 7-2-24.
“Khatami says discontent in Iran extends beyond the 60% who didn’t vote,” Iran International, 7-2-24.
“Iran is Exporting Crude Oil to 17 Countries, Minster Tells Mehr,” Mehr, 7-2-24.
“Iran’s presidential candidates discuss economic sanctions and nuclear deal ahead of Friday runoff,” AP, 7-2-24.
“Iran election: How Saeed Jalili’s refusal to quit may hand victory to the reformists,” MEE, 7-2-24. It is interesting to see in this article clear support for this blog’s position that the Leader calls the shots, and asks various candidates to drop out so the Leader’s favorite can win.
“As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away,” AP, 7-2-24.
Here is another article showing the discontentment of citizens. “The Take: Why is Iran seeing its lowest voter turnout ever?,” Al Jazeera, 7-2-24.
“U.S. Nuclear Fears as Iran Targets African Uranium,” Newsweek, 7-2-24. Let’s have the UN Secretary General call out Niger.
“Iran becomes 4th largest oil exporter in OPEC: Report,” Mehr, 7-2-24.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/217141/Iran-becomes-4th-largest-oil-exporter-in-OPEC-Report
“Top adviser to Khamenei says Iran will back Hezbollah with all means if war breaks out,” Times of Israel, 7-2-24. “A top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader says the Islamic Republic and its proxies would support Hezbollah with “all means” if Israel launches a war in Lebanon, the Financial Times reports. While stressing that Iran is not interested in a war, Kamal Kharrazi, Ali Khamenei’s foreign affairs adviser, warns that “there would be a chance of expansion of the war to the whole region, in which all countries including Iran would become engaged. In that situation, we would have no choice but to support Hezbollah by all means.””
“Disenchanted Iranian voters abstain in rare runoff presidential election,” Ynet, 7-2-24.