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In the first reaction from the National Council of Resistance of Iran to the list of candidates for the position of President of the Republic in Iran, she said in a statement, a copy of which we received:

Finally, Khamenei's Guardian Council decided the status of the players in the electoral circus. More than 70 people were excluded out of 80 loyalists to the Velayat-e Faqih who volunteered to assume the role of puppet president in the absolute authoritarian regime of the Velayat-e Faqih, leaving only six remaining. Among those excluded are a former president, a former speaker of parliament, several ministers and deputy ministers, and many seen as members of the reactionary parliament and a special element in Khamenei's office.
The Guardian Council's widespread crackdown clearly demonstrated how ridiculous the registration process was and its cover-up of a key demise crisis within the regime.
For example, Karbasji, the former mayor of Tehran, wrote about the absurdity of this play: “Is there a higher art than creating a mechanism to turn the main symbol of democracy in a country into a comedy show or stand-up comedy called electoral registration and distract a people for a few days, wasting a lot of time and budget? country in order to pave the way for the passage of the republic in the minds of the public?” (Hum Mihin newspaper, June 5.
But far from satire and sarcasm, in the first chapter of the presentation of elections, registrations and loss of eligibility, there are some useful points to learn:
First, the announcement of the rejection and exclusion of many ministers, lawyers, commanders of the armed forces, and a large number of leaders and servants of Khamenei’s court will inevitably make the regime’s base smaller and more restricted, and will pave the way for more conflicts and repercussions. Accordingly, the clerical regime will become weaker and more fragile in the face of public anger and hatred.
Secondly, it is clear that the clerical regime, surrounded by uprisings and an explosive Iranian society, has no way out except through internal contraction and warmongering abroad, and does not even have a margin for maneuver. Because he can't even bear to play with his dolls.
 Third, contrary to the illusions and propaganda of the policy of appeasement, the weaker Khamenei becomes, the more interested he becomes in provoking wars and interfering in the countries of the region, because this is necessary for his survival. Now that the regime's base has become smaller and Khamenei has become weaker, it is necessary to wait for Khamenei to intervene and provoke wars in the region to a greater extent, despite various maneuvers.
Fourth, among those whose candidacy has been confirmed, the presence of the grim-faced Mullah Pourmohammadi, the executioner of the massacre in the summer of 1988 and the killer of the People’s Mujahedin of Iran, carries a special message and meaning. The message is that the regime is the same regime of massacres and has no other way to stay in power. The void of executioner Raisi, who Khamenei spent years engineering things until his appointment as president of the country, cannot be easily filled, given that the state regime faces crises from within and without.
Fifthly, everyone inside or outside the regime, or in foreign countries, who salivated in the registration game in the hope that the likes of Larijani or Jahangiri would reach the presidency have been disappointed. In recent days, some of them have made statements stating that the regime may have learned a lesson from the stagnation of recent electoral bids, and that this time, by opening the field to candidates who were eliminated in previous rounds, we will see more participation. But Khamenei showed with this surgical operation that he is not deceived by the illusion of participation, and he seeks to reduce his fear of uprising and overthrowing the regime, and he does not care about an electoral show called fair in the state system.
The sum of the results of this scandalous spectacle of elections is once again confirmation of the fact that in this system, “there is no room for elections. The time has come for revolution and justice by fire.”
The only path to freedom in Iran and peace and security in the region depends only on the overthrow of the mullahs’ regime. This is the mission that the Iranian people and their vanguard organization, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, has embraced, and it will be achieved.
According to another statement by the resistance, Iran witnessed a new series of escalating protests that reveal the depth of the economic and social crises in the country, as workers, drivers, and retirees took to the streets to demand improvement of their living conditions.
In Firouzabad, southern Iran, workers of the sodium carbonate company continued their strike on Monday for the second day in a row, demanding higher wages, better working conditions, and meeting their basic needs. These protests reflect the growing state of anger among workers as a result of the government ignoring their legitimate demands.
In Rafsanjan, southern Iran, acid truck drivers staged a protest march to denounce government policies that negatively affect their livelihoods and job opportunities. These protests indicate the deteriorating economic conditions of drivers and the high costs of living that burden them.
In Tabriz, northwest Iran, retirees of the Iranian Telecommunications Company went out in a protest march in front of the company's office, demanding increased pensions and improved living conditions. These protests embody public discontent with current economic policies and the failure to meet the needs of retirees.
In Sanandaj, western Iran, retirees from the Iranian Telecommunications Company organized a protest march in front of the company's regional office, demanding increased pensions and meeting basic needs. Reports indicate that the regime continues to ignore their demands, which increases the anger of the demonstrators and their determination to realize their rights.
In Bijar, western Iran, retirees from the Iranian Telecommunications Company protested against the regime's disregard for its laws to increase pensions in proportion to the cost of living. These protests reflect the frustration felt by retirees as a result of the regime's disregard for their economic rights.
Also on Sunday, in Tehran, there was a violent attack by security forces on a peaceful teachers’ gathering in front of the Ministry of Education, which sparked a wave of anger and denunciation among the ranks of the demonstrators.
These escalating protests confirm the state of public discontent in Iran as a result of failed economic policies and government neglect of citizens’ rights. Experts point out that the growing population below the poverty line in Iran is due to government policies and The lack of necessary measures to improve the livelihoods of the poor and middle classes.