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Q1. Iran will hold a runoff election this Friday to choose between two top contenders – reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili. Tell us about who they are.
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Q2. Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s sole reformist candidate, has risen from relative obscurity to a top contender, stunning supporters and rivals alike. What does this imply about Iran’s current state of politics and Iranian public sentiment?
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Q3. The reformist candidate Pezeshkian has called for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S. and other world powers, which sought to curb Tehran’s nuclear activity in return for sanctions relief. Meanwhile, ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili has staunchly opposed the deal. How is the U.S. reacting to the election developments, and do pundits favor Pezeshkian over Jalili?
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Q4. The fate of the nuclear deal and Iran’s future relations with the U.S. will not only depend on Iran’s election results but also on America’s November 5th presidential election. While last week’s Biden-Trump TV debate offered little clue about their Iran policy, what are the two candidates’ respective policy directions towards the Islamic Republic, especially on the nuclear deal?
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Q5. How would Iran’s election results impact the country’s foreign policy directions depending on the outcome?
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Q6. Meanwhile, in Gaza, Israeli attacks intensified killing dozens despite Prime Minister Netanyahu’s claims that the war is nearing an end. That’s as ceasefire talks are still stuck in limbo. Give us the latest developments in Gaza.
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Q7. The U.S. and Europe have warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war as Israel-Hezbollah tensions escalate to dangerous levels. How do you see the possibility of a full-scale war between the two sides and Iran’s intervention?
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Q8. What are the critical points of concern for South Korea amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East?
Title: Closing
And that brings us to the end of this show.
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