{"id":239844,"date":"2021-05-17T08:27:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=239844"},"modified":"2023-01-29T21:08:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T20:08:36","slug":"irans-elections-2021-who-is-mohsen-rezaee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/irans-elections-2021-who-is-mohsen-rezaee\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Election 2021: Who is Mohsen Rezaee?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"RezaieeMohsen\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RezaieeMohsen.jpeg\" alt=\"RezaieeMohsen\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RezaieeMohsen.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RezaieeMohsen-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RezaieeMohsen-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RezaieeMohsen-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/RezaieeMohsen-696x392.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohsen Rezaee Mirgaha\u2019ed, 67, is a conservative politician, one of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a> Major General, who is best known for his appointment as the commander of the IRGC by Ruhollah Khomeini, from its early years through the Iran-Iraq war and until 1997. He has run for Parliament once (lost in 2000), and for President three times (withdrew in 2005, lost in 2009, lost in 2013). <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TY7w0-4-bnQ\" rel=\"noopener\">He has been a member and secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council since 199<\/a>7.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran Election in Brief - May 15, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0yqF4utjmT0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0yqF4utjmT0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yqF4utjmT0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-15T18:55:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0yqF4utjmT0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0yqF4utjmT0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran Election in Brief - May 15, 2021<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0yqF4utjmT0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0yqF4utjmT0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Election in Brief - May 15, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Good morning everyone, Today, I want to talk to you about the upcoming sham Presidential elections in Iran to be held on June 18. Is it an election by democratic standards or rather a selection? Let\u2019s look at the facts: Only men with religious credentials are accepted as candidates. Women are totally excluded. Candidates must prove their heartfelt and practical allegiance to the Supreme Leader. That is not all. Every candidate is vetted by a Guardian Council, which is comprised of six clerics appointed by Khamenei, and six religious jurists nominated by the Judiciary Chief, who is himself appointed by Khamenei. In short, elections in Iran are a travesty of the electoral process. The outcome is not decided by the ballot box but tends to reflect the internal balance of power within the regime. They are held to present a democratic fa\u00e7ade to the world and in fear of an uprising against the entirety of the regime. As such, the president has only a functionary role to implement the Supreme leader\u2019s policies. Calls for boycotts are pervasive in all protests across Iran these days. The MEK network inside Iran has been leading a nationwide campaign to boycott the elections. Officials and state-controlled media have expressed deep concern over a massive boycott of the sham election. In the face of uprisings and international isolation, Khamenei is increasingly weak and vulnerable. He has paved the way to select a loyal president. However, massive social disenchantment lurks in the background, and regardless of the outcome of these sham elections, the regime as a whole will inch closer to being overthrown by the people. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He is implicated in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-amia-terror-bombing-buenos-aires\" rel=\"noopener\">1994 bombing of the AMIA<\/a> center in Buenos Aires,\u00a0Argentina,\u00a0that resulted in 85 deaths and hundreds of injuries,\u00a0with an outstanding Interpol arrest warrant on charges of \u201caggravated murder and damages.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rezaie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rezaie\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rezaie.jpg\" alt=\"Rezaie\" width=\"1000\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rezaie.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rezaie-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rezaie-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rezaie-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rezaie-696x494.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239861\" style=\"width: 1001px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Amia-Argentina-e1621273930207.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Amia-Argentina-e1621273930207\" class=\" wp-image-239861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Amia-Argentina-e1621273930207.jpg\" alt=\"the 1994 bombing of the AMIA center in Buenos Aires, Argentina\" width=\"1001\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1994 bombing of the AMIA center in Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under\u00a0Rezaee\u2019s\u00a016-year tenure, the\u00a0IRGC played an active role in repression at home, founding and sponsoring\u00a0of foreign\u00a0terrorist proxy groups throughout the region including Hezbollah in Lebanon,\u00a0and taking part in terrorist operations abroad including the assassination of dissidents in Europe including in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranian regime&rsquo;s record by facts\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2MslzkCqpP4\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2MslzkCqpP4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MslzkCqpP4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-02-07T16:45:33Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2MslzkCqpP4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2MslzkCqpP4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranian regime\u2019s record by facts<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2MslzkCqpP4\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2MslzkCqpP4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian regime&rsquo;s record by facts\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian regime\u2019s record by facts. What is the regime\u2019s achievement in the past 40 years? Suppression\u2026Torture\u2026Execution\u2026Massacre Suppression of democratic oppositions since 1981 Devastation of natural resources and environment War and Terrorism Interference in the region\u2019s countries The Iranian people have never accepted its rule &quot;Iran\u2019s economy is on the brink of collapse and 70% of Iranian people are under the poverty line&quot; &quot;By breaching the JCPOA, the regime has become internationally isolated and under harsh sanctions&quot; Uprisings in Iraq and Lebanon against the regime\u2019s indirect rule are threatening its \u201cstrategic depth\u201d What is the result? &quot;1- Massive defections in the regime\u2019s ranks &quot; &quot;2- Continuous popular uprisings in Iran that have undermined the pillars of the dictatorship&quot; &quot;In November 2019, the Iranian people staged an organized uprising against the entire regime and destroyed thousands of the regime\u2019s centers of suppression and corruption&quot; The regime killed over 1,500 protesters within a few days to save its dictatorship But the Iranian people\u2019s will to overthrow the regime has not subsided Two months later, another uprising flared in January 2020 after IRGC shot down a Ukrainian plane The Iranian people torched the regime&#039;s symbols In this situation, strategic emergence of democratic alternative NCRI and PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units\u2019 activities and their bonds with the people have pushed the regime toward its collapse So\u2026 Iranian regime\u2019s political, economic, social, regional and international situation reveals one undeniable truth: the Iranian regime is instable, and it is on the brink of collapse.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His signature achievement in the Iran-Iraq war\u00a0was the\u00a0strategy of\u00a0sending\u00a0human waves\u00a0of\u00a0soldiers, in particular school children,\u00a0to clear the mine fields as cannon fodder, resulting in death of\u00a0hundreds of thousands of Iranians.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On January 10, 2020, the US Department of Treasury placed Rezaee on its sanctions list for his role in \u201cadvancing the regime\u2019s destabilizing objectives.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Background<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s regime will hold its sham presidential elections on June 18. While many try to portray the mullahs\u2019 sham elections as a sign of the regime\u2019s democracy, it is necessary to take an in-depth look at the procedures and rules of the so-called elections in the regime<br \/>\nArticle 115 of the regime\u2019s Constitution and Article 35 of the election law set the threshold for Presidential candidates to Muslim males, faithful to the \u201cIslamic Republic\u201d, and with practical belief and commitment to the principle of the velayat-e faqih (absolute clerical rule). The unelected and handpicked Guardian Council recently added further exclusions in a tactical adjustment to further disqualify and curtail potentially troublesome candidates from the self-proclaimed \u201cReformist\u201d camp in the upcoming elections.<br \/>\nThe Guardian Council has 12 members, six clerics, and six jurists. Khamenei appoints the six clerics, and the Judiciary Chief, whom Khamenei appoints, picks the six jurists. So, in effect, all Council members are chosen by the Supreme Leader.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/iran-elections-2021-what-to-know-about-the-upcoming-sham-presidential-elections\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran Elections 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_vE0Qo2UjOd0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvE0Qo2UjOd0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vE0Qo2UjOd0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M30S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-02-16T09:13:52Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_vE0Qo2UjOd0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvE0Qo2UjOd0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran Elections 2020<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vE0Qo2UjOd0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvE0Qo2UjOd0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Elections 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran Elections 2020 Iran holds sham election. The 12 member Guardian Council vets all candidates seeking to take part in the parliamentary elections. It is this body that selects the candidates who may run for office. 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