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Iran Update
Today, at Tehran University, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led a massive prayer session to put an end to the accusations made about election fraud. Khamenei addressed the issue of fraud by stating, "The margin between the candidates is 11 million votes. If it is 500,000 maybe fraud could be of influence. But for 11 million, how can you do that?" He also ordered supporters of both candidates to stop their violence and protests. Khamenei proclaimed the leader of Iran is determined by the vote, not the streets. Is the Ayatollah's speech likely to quell rioting?
Today, at Tehran University, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led a massive prayer session to put an end to the accusations made about election fraud. Khamenei addressed the issue of fraud by stating, "The margin between the candidates is 11 million votes. If it is 500,000 maybe fraud could be of influence. But for 11 million, how can you do that?" He also ordered supporters of both candidates to stop their violence and protests. Khamenei proclaimed the leader of Iran is determined by the vote, not the streets. Is the Ayatollah's speech likely to quell rioting?
Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian studies at Stanford University and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution