Former Iran president lashes out over election process, demands U.S. stops 'meddling' in Middle East
Iran's economy and vital oil exports have been crippled by the double blow of Covid-19 and sanctions from the U.S. and other world powers.
"Any decision that prevents the people from influencing the outcome is against the spirit of the revolution and the constitution," Iran's former President Ahmadinejad told CNBC. A field of more than 600 candidates was narrowed to just five on Thursday. The presidential race is now seen as a contest between the moderate former central bank chief, Abdolnaser Hemmati, and the hardline judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi.
The former leader told CNBC that any change in leadership will have implications for already strained relations between the United States and Iran, which are negotiating to free a crippled Iranian economy from sanctions in exchange for new limits on its controversial nuclear program. The former president said he believed a new nuclear deal with the United States was possible, but the timeline on an agreement was still uncertain given the apparent differences on both sides.
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