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Iran's Presidential candidates pose for a group photo after their live television debate on state TV in Tehran on May 31
Iran's Presidential candidates pose for a group photo after their live television debate on state TV in Tehran on May 31

Live Blog: Presidential Debate in Iran -- Foreign Policy

Frud Bezhan and RFE/RL editors were on hand to live-blog the third and final debate with Iran's presidential candidates on June 7. While the first two debates dealt with mainly domestic issues, the third installment covered politics and foreign policy. Read how events unfolded here.

15:41 7.6.2013
Gharazi in the middle: Both principlists and reformists have disappointed and frustrated Iranians. They are both to blame. Gharazi said before that all factions should work together and end infighting
15:41 7.6.2013
Jalili says Aref talks like there were no problems during reformist government.
15:43 7.6.2013
Debate turning into one between the achievements/mistakes of the reformists and principlists [those loyal to the Supreme leader)
15:48 7.6.2013
IRGC and general security apparatus barely talked about as well:
15:52 7.6.2013
Jalili: the high voter turnout in the 2009 presidential election highlighted that Iran was at a position of strength, but "sedition" undermined that strength
15:54 7.6.2013
Aref says Khatami have been depicted as a "spy" by some. He asks, "How is this moral?"
15:55 7.6.2013
Aref says he is committed to the system and to the revolution. But he says many reforms are needed to save Iran
15:57 7.6.2013
Aref: We should learn from the successes and mistakes of previous governments to fix today's problems
16:00 7.6.2013
The sixth candidate to be called to the podium is Velayati. He is the top advisor to the supreme leader on international affairs. He's got around three minutes to outline his domestic, foreign policies.
16:02 7.6.2013
Velayati: I entered the presidential race to solve the economic constraints on Iran, particularly economic sanctions

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