Westliche Wunschvorstellungen und die iranische Realität: „Almost all so-called reformist candidates who registered to run in Iran’s parliamentary elections have been disqualified by the regime’s unelected Guardian Council, The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) on Tuesday. An official from an Iranian council of reformists said that only 30 of 3,000 contenders from the reformist camp, which advocates for greater political and economic freedoms, have been allowed to participate in February’s election. In total, two-thirds of all the 12,000 candidates who sought to run in the elections have withdrawn or been disqualified by the Guardian Council.“ (The Tower: Hardliners Tighten Hold on Iran, Disqualifying 99{a7b8b9982d1bbdc5e1caab033d30320c7a19bdb9cd0371a3252625f5cda85985} of Reformers from Upcoming Elections)