This website uses cookies. Some are necessary to help our website work properly and can't be switched off, and some are optional but can optimise your browsing experience. To manage your cookie choices, click on Open settings.
'We won't allow anyone to restrict our nation' - Jalili ahead of final round of Iran's presidential elections03:50
Restrictions

NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Iran International TV

Top downloads in last 24 hours
Show more
Description

Conservative Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili criticised Western sanctions as a way of 'humiliating the nation', as he spoke ahead of the runoff on Wednesday.

Footage captures Jalili during his final campaign rally with hundreds of his supporters in Tehran.

"All of the enemies want to impose sanctions on Iran to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear and missile state. Despite their tendency, our country will become nuclear, and missile and also will achieve the edge of science," he told them.

Mohamed Hussein Berashk, one of Jalili's supporters, said the candidate would 'continue the path of [late president[ Mr [Ebrahim] Raisi… and also to boost the spirits of the youth.'

The runoff was triggered after no candidate received more than 50 percent of the votes on June 28. In the first round reformist Masud Pezeshkian led with 10.4 million - or around 42 percent - with Jalili close behind on 9.4 million - 39 percent - of the 24.5 million votes cast.

Former president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others were killed in a helicopter crash in May.

'We won't allow anyone to restrict our nation' - Jalili ahead of final round of Iran's presidential elections

Iran, Islamic Republic of, Tehran
July 3, 2024 at 21:52 GMT +00:00 · Published

Conservative Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili criticised Western sanctions as a way of 'humiliating the nation', as he spoke ahead of the runoff on Wednesday.

Footage captures Jalili during his final campaign rally with hundreds of his supporters in Tehran.

"All of the enemies want to impose sanctions on Iran to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear and missile state. Despite their tendency, our country will become nuclear, and missile and also will achieve the edge of science," he told them.

Mohamed Hussein Berashk, one of Jalili's supporters, said the candidate would 'continue the path of [late president[ Mr [Ebrahim] Raisi… and also to boost the spirits of the youth.'

The runoff was triggered after no candidate received more than 50 percent of the votes on June 28. In the first round reformist Masud Pezeshkian led with 10.4 million - or around 42 percent - with Jalili close behind on 9.4 million - 39 percent - of the 24.5 million votes cast.

Former president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others were killed in a helicopter crash in May.

Restrictions

NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Iran International TV

Description

Conservative Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili criticised Western sanctions as a way of 'humiliating the nation', as he spoke ahead of the runoff on Wednesday.

Footage captures Jalili during his final campaign rally with hundreds of his supporters in Tehran.

"All of the enemies want to impose sanctions on Iran to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear and missile state. Despite their tendency, our country will become nuclear, and missile and also will achieve the edge of science," he told them.

Mohamed Hussein Berashk, one of Jalili's supporters, said the candidate would 'continue the path of [late president[ Mr [Ebrahim] Raisi… and also to boost the spirits of the youth.'

The runoff was triggered after no candidate received more than 50 percent of the votes on June 28. In the first round reformist Masud Pezeshkian led with 10.4 million - or around 42 percent - with Jalili close behind on 9.4 million - 39 percent - of the 24.5 million votes cast.

Former president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others were killed in a helicopter crash in May.

Top downloads in last 24 hours
Show more