Hossein Bagher Zadeh: 'The Iranian people have called for democratic change'
5th Sep 2005, 11:34 GMT
In two weeks' time an election is to be held in Iran for a new president - an election that is void of the basic standards of a free and fair electoral system. A handful of loyal supporters of the regime, chosen by an unrepresentative body of hardliners, are competing to win the presidency. The person who is tipped to win the election is a main pillar of the Islamic Republic responsible for the many atrocities of the regime over its entire life. Yet the West is warming to him as someone who might allay their concerns about Iran's atomic programme and international terrorism.