Iranian presidential elections often produce surprising results, so a victory by Massoud Pezeshkian, the one reformist candidate, could not be ruled out. Three of Iran’s last four presidents were not expected to be elected when the campaign began. In a penetrating assessment posted by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy on June 20, 2024, eight days before the Iranian presidential election, Patrick Clawson looks at the potential for the reform candidate and eventual victor, Pezeshkian, to win or at least make it to the second round.
Read full article, shared with permission, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
