February 27, 2016
FRUIT OF THE TRADE DEAL THE GOP TRIED TO STOP:
Iran elections: moderates lead Assembly of Experts race in Tehran (Deutsche-Welle, 2/27/16)
Everything opposition talking point you heard during the "debate" was wrong.In the capital Tehran, 13 out of the top 16 Assembly of Experts candidates were on a list supported by Rafsanjani, media reports said.With 1.5 million ballot papers counted out of 3.9 million cast in Tehran, Rafsanjani was in first place with 692,000 votes. Rouhani was just behind with 652.000, ISNA reported.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 27, 2016 1:36 PM
