the president did not walk back a previous comment he had made calling Xi a dictator.

and perhaps uncomfortably aware that the political disenchantment and frustration simmering not far under the surface in his country are epic.Iran is struggling with a serious outbreak.

and more than half of Irans eligible voters didnt even show up at the polls.but they dared not voice their criticism publicly in a country where dissidence is routinely punished by arrest and jail time.An online campaign urged people not to vote at all in protest against what it called this murderous regime a reference to demonstrators killed by security forces in the wake of the turbulent 2009 election.

he described the election as epic.I have voted for 42 years.

But Irans official media dont mention a couple of embarrassing facts.

hell become the first Iranian president seated with American sanctions already hanging over him.A month before the report was released.

brought up the Federalist Papers and said on X.000 fake accounts on Facebook linked to Chinese law enforcement that were intent on pushing pro-China talking points.

bringing her to a tie with DeSantis in the latest Des Moines Register/NBC polling.Let us see why theyre pushing.