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Iran's foreign minister described the disputed election as a very transparent competition.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Iran's foreign minister described the disputed election as a very transparent competition.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Foreign minister calls election transparent
About
incident 2009-iran-post-election-foreign-press-restrictions
Source
Iran elections: Journalists expelled and jailed in press crackdown archived copy
Publisher
Press Gazette
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2009-06-22

Quotation from the source

very transparent competition