“The Iranian leader criticized the attack of
candidates on each other during the debates and how they exposed
corruption files, considering that, “some of the things that were said
are not appropriate to the Iranian people,” stressing that, “everyone
has to observe the law and be disciplined in the electoral process.”
Khamenei warned of unrest during the election,
saying, “It is likely that someone will try to violate the law, but we
trust in the capacity of our security system. We have to be careful, for
the Iranian people have so many enemies.”
The Iranian leader often saw the elections as a
renewal of allegiance by the people to Wilayat al-Faqih, even though
there is no candidate who comes from the popular groups, that is,
outside the system of the regime and its political groups.
In spite of this atmosphere, many officials of
the Iranian regime fear the recurrence of the events of 2009, when
millions of people protested, initially against what was said to be a
falsification of the results of the Iranian elections, but soon turned
into a popular uprising against the entire regime. The uprising was
brutally suppressed by the Revolutionary Guard, the Basij, and the
security and intelligence services.
