If Velayati runs, it means Khamenei wants him to do so because he is afraid of anyone else and he will get the job. If Mashaei is allowed to run, it means that West is about to attack Iran and Mullahs are setting up a show to fool them using their pro-Israeli less religious puppet they waroked so hard to portray for such a doom day. Otherwise it is between Qalibaf and Larijani.
It is hard to say what reformists might do.
they will probabley not make a decision untill a month left to it all to see what they dynamics on the ground are.
as we have all learned in the past alot can change in Iran rather quickly.
1979 revolution all took but nine months.
1376 khatami election was weird the society suddenly turned and voted for khatami against nategh.
18 tir happened over a newspaper colusre.
6th majles elections rafsanjani ended up 35th and then 30th after "recounts".
1 st shora entekhabat meli mazhabi came to power in city councils after more than 20 years of being on sidelines.
1384 ahmadi nejad came out of an election which it looked ghalibaf or hashemi were meant to win.
1388 the country went from non participation mood to all out campaign in matter of three months.
and since then ......
It is very difficult to predict the next majles dynamics let alone 2 years from now.
I am sure we will be against surprised in how little we understand about how the dynamics of the ground game in Iran works.
they will probabley not make a decision untill a month left to it all to see what they dynamics on the ground are.
as we have all learned in the past alot can change in Iran rather quickly.
1979 revolution all took but nine months.
1376 khatami election was weird the society suddenly turned and voted for khatami against nategh.
18 tir happened over a newspaper colusre.
6th majles elections rafsanjani ended up 35th and then 30th after "recounts".
1 st shora entekhabat meli mazhabi came to power in city councils after more than 20 years of being on sidelines.
1384 ahmadi nejad came out of an election which it looked ghalibaf or hashemi were meant to win.
1388 the country went from non participation mood to all out campaign in matter of three months.
and since then ......
It is very difficult to predict the next majles dynamics let alone 2 years from now.
I am sure we will be against surprised in how little we understand about how the dynamics of the ground game in Iran works.
^^^I heard that Mashaei has connections in many places which he used to get close to AN in the first place. The marriage of their kids came later.
He is very influential. Remember when they fired Mottaki instantly while the poor chap was on a foreign trip? That was Mashaei's influence because Mottaki had disregarded him.
AN and Mashaei both have influences and right now they are good for each other. God knows what will happen when they fall out, which they will, for sure in good time. I fear for the marriage of their children when that happens.
He is very influential. Remember when they fired Mottaki instantly while the poor chap was on a foreign trip? That was Mashaei's influence because Mottaki had disregarded him.
AN and Mashaei both have influences and right now they are good for each other. God knows what will happen when they fall out, which they will, for sure in good time. I fear for the marriage of their children when that happens.