Amid Smear Campaign in Iran, Many Warn of Looming Misery

A group of Iranians watching a televised debate between presidential candidates Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili in Tehran on July 1, 2024
A group of Iranians watching a televised debate between presidential candidates Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili in Tehran on July 1, 2024

A few days before the runoff election that will decide whether the relatively moderate Massoud Pezeshkian or the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili becomes President of Iran, a fierce smear campaign is raging between the two.