TheAltWorld Iran Has a New ‘Reformist’ President. Will He Support the ‘Axis of Resistance’?
- Rania Khalek
- Tuesday 16 Jul 24
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Iranian voters just elected heart surgeon and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as their next president, following President Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. Pezeshkian, representing Iran’s Reform Front, campaigned on domestic reform pledges while affirming Iran’s enduring support for the Lebanese resistance movement. What implications does Pezeshkian’s election hold for Iran, the broader region, and the ‘Axis of Resistance’?
Joining Rania and Eugene to delve into these questions is Mazda Majidi, an anti-war activist and organizer with the ANSWER Coalition.
“Iran’s support for the Palestinian people has continued through many administrations, since the 1979 revolution– whether the President is a Reformist or Principlist” Mazda Majid w/@answercoalition
Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
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