I don't believe in reforms, says political scientist, are changes possible in Iran after elections

I don’t believe in reforms, – a political scientist said whether changes are possible in Iran after the elections Alexandra Sadovaya

Presidential elections were held in Iran, in which Masoud Pezeshkian won. He is called a supporter of reforms. However, most likely, Tehran will not change its course.

This is the opinion 24 Channel was voiced by political scientist Taras Zagorodniy. He emphasized that the main driving force in Iran is still the Ayatollah.

“Iran's strategic goal – to get its own nuclear weapons – has not gone away. They will enter into various negotiations, agreements that will not stop the creation of their own nuclear weapons. Tehran most likely needs additional resources, which they will invest in nuclear weapons,” – he said.

Iran will not change course

Taras Zagorodny noted that after the elections in Iran nothing will change. Now an “axis of evil” is being formed that will confront the West. These are China, Russia, Iran, North Korea. Perhaps Syria will also join.

The political scientist suggested that it is heading towards a global conflict. The latest SCO summit showed that the “axis of evil” will continue to promote its agenda, the dismantling of international law. However, it is possible that Iran will promote some kind of agreement.

It is possible that they will promise: “We will carry out a deal, some weakening then return the money that is frozen, give the opportunity to export more oil.” But resources will only go into armaments, building up military power, and so on. That's why I don't believe in reforms. Strategically, they will go in this direction, he believes.

Elections in Iran: briefly

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi died on May 19 in a helicopter crash. There were 9 people on board.

Presidential elections were being held in the country. The victory was won by 69-year-old Masoud Pezeshkian. He is a supporter of reforms and previously promised to “open the country to the world.” Almost 16.4 million Iranians voted for him in the second round of the presidential election, which is equal to 53.6% support.