This month, one of the worldâs most consequential elections occurred with very little drama or fanfare. This election was the presidential race in Iran, which, despite its reputation as a totalitarian state, has a complex political system, with contested elections, opposing factions and close races. And since 2013, Iran has been led by President Hassan Rouhani, a reformist who centered much of his presidency around the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan â known by most as the âIran nuclear deal.
The deal, which saw Iran scale back its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, put Iranâs reformists in a dominant position. Rouhaniâs job approval rose as high as 88%, and the countryâs hardliners were so shaken that the president ran his 2017 re-election campaign essentially unopposed.Â
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