The world’s top anti-terrorism monitoring group, the Financial Action Task Force, voted to keep Iran on its blacklist for failing to tackle terrorism financing in country, extending international sanctions.  They had given Iran many months to “come clean.”  “Iran Remains on Antiterrorism Blacklist, Continuing Sanctions,” Maria Abi-Habib and Salman Masood, New York Times, February 21, 2020.

43% of eligible?  That is very low by world standards.  A clear sign of dissatisfaction with the Guardian Council deleting over half of the persons who applied for candidacy to the Parliament election.  I believe this is the lowest turnout ever in Iran for a national election.  “Iran’s Conservatives Win Elections After Record-Low Turnout, Disqualifications,” Ares Eqbali and Sune Engel Rasmussen, Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2020.

Mehr News is reporting that more than 220 out of 290 members of Parliament will be hardliners and conservatives.  The Supreme Leader has a perfect Parliament.  “Iran’s hardliners win election by large margin, Mehr says,” Arsalan Shahla and Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg, Herald Mail, February 23, 2020.