{"id":241678,"date":"2021-06-18T02:10:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T07:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=241678"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:49:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:49:00","slug":"iran-election-2021-live-coverage-of-regimes-sham-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/iran-election-2021-live-coverage-of-regimes-sham-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Election 2021: Live Coverage of Regime&#8217;s Sham Presidential Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-241724\" title=\"Iran-Presidential-Election-02-\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Presidential-Election-02-.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Presidential-Election-02-\" width=\"1000\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Presidential-Election-02-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Presidential-Election-02--300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Presidential-Election-02--768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Presidential-Election-02--150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Iran-Presidential-Election-02--696x583.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime holds its sham <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/2021-iran-presidential-election-iran-regime-sham-election-ncr-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">presidential<\/a> election today, June 18, 2021. Iranians have underlined that they will not participate in the election. We would share the information obtained by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> on this page. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-presidential-election-report-20210618\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK<\/a> has played a key role in popularizing the call to boycott the regime&#8217;s sham elections, and this call has been very much welcomed by the Iranian people both inside and outside Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Regime officials continue to try to create an impression of high voter turnout. Abdolrahman Moradi, the Friday prayer leader of Kermanshah, said, \u201cI thank the revolutionary people of Iran and my dear Kermanshahi compatriots for casting their votes. I hope that the elected person will never forget this historical day and respond to the needs of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 08:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Mrs. Rajavi: A historic congratulation to the Iranian people for the nationwide boycott of the mullahs\u2019 sham election.<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Historic congratulation to the Iranian people on the nationwide boycott of the mullahs\u2019 sham election; the greatest political &amp; social blow to Khamenei &amp; the ruling theocracy. The world saw that the Iranian nation voted for this regime&#39;s overthrow. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MO6uGjwzSq\">https:\/\/t.co\/MO6uGjwzSq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1405945209104617476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Especial reports from the city of Kermanshah western Iran shows that people in Kermanshah have boycotted the Iran election 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 06:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the MEK, \u00a0very few people have cast their votes. New videos from Tehran show empty polling stations across the city.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, regime officials spread false statistics about the sham election. \u201cWe hope that the elections will proceed well, and as our dear people participated actively since the morning, the voting process will continue in the afternoon,&#8221; said Jamal Orf, the chief of staff of national elections during a press briefing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 04:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reports and videos obtained by the MEK from Iran show the empty polling stations. \u201cAuthorities have placed several members of paramilitary Basij forces in front of all poll stations. They were banning people from stopping in front of the stations. They even harassed us when they understood we took this photo,&#8221; said an MEK activist reporting from Tiran, Isfahan province.<\/p>\n<p>According to the MEK Locals in Suran, southeast Iran protested the regime&#8217;s elections farce by torching a bus used as a mobile polling station.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Suran, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals protesting the regime&#39;s elections farce by torching a bus used as a mobile polling station.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hyXrLzBzmX\">pic.twitter.com\/hyXrLzBzmX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405877472747393028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 14:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gholamhosessin Mahdavi Nejad, the Friday prayer leader of Semnan, claimed that \u201celections in the Islamic Republic are the most honest elections in the world\u201d and that \u201cthere is no way for anyone to cheat in the elections because there is a strong supervisory apparatus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the campaign to boycott the elections continues across Iran. Videos obtained from different cities show empty polling stations.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Update On The Turnout In The Iran Regime Sham Presidential Election with Farid Mahoutchi of NCRI Foreign Affairs Committee, No 1<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update On The Turnout In The Iran Regime Sham Presidential Election with Farid Mahoutchi of NCRI Foreign Affairs Committee, No 1 <br \/>12:00 noon, CET <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JLr1qGZzVJ\">pic.twitter.com\/JLr1qGZzVJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1405832799878324228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime officials are expressing their fear of the election boycott and are imploring the people to go and vote. In a press conference, Habibollah Shaabani, the Friday prayer leader of Hamedan, claimed that the elections are proceeding in a satisfying manner and that there\u2019s an active presence at the polling stations since the early hours. However, reports by the MEK show that polling stations are empty and the people are not voting<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 13:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the PMOI\/MEK website reporter in Mariwan, &#8220;Polling stations across the city are vacant. People are even offered money for their votes and despite their utter poverty they are turning them down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Mariwan, W <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>1:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>PMOI\/MEK website reporter: Polling stations across the city are vacant. People are even offered money for their votes and despite their utter poverty they are turning them down.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6TQuhitDpt\">pic.twitter.com\/6TQuhitDpt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405852030019637250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) have published several video clips obtained from Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reporters from Shiraz and Ramhormoz say that the Iranian people have boycotted the Iran presidential election: The polling station number 38, in Ramhormoz. The polling station is completely empty, this is [the Iranian people\u2019s] NO to the sham elections. These few people you see are candidates\u2019 representatives. It is 10:15 am. Simay-e Azadi (INTV) reporter, June 18, 2021. Here is the polling station at Bakhteghan Special Children school (Shiraz). Today is June 18, 2021. I am a Simay-e Azadi reporter. As you see, there is only one security guard. No one is coming to vote. As you see, a man and his son only came to see what is going on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Empty polling stations during the Iranian regime&#8217;s presidential election indicate the Iranian people boycott the election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">June 18, 2021\u2014INTV reporter from Isfahan send reports about empty polling stations and boycotting Iran election: I am a Simay-e Azadi TV reporter, here is [the polling stating at] Saheb al-Zaman Mosque, in Dr. Beheshti street, Isfahan. As you see only a few people have come to vote, and Iranian people vote is the regime\u2019s overthrow. I am Simay-e Azadi&#8217;s reporter. Here is the [polling station] at Arasteh School. No one has come to vote. Iranian people\u2019s vote is regime\u2019s overthrow. I am Simay-e Azadi\u2019s reporter. Here is the [polling station] at Saed Highschool, in Motahari street. As you see, no one has come to vote. The Iranian people\u2019s vote is regime\u2019s overthrow I am Simay-e Azadi\u2019s reporter. It is 8:00 am. Here is [the polling station at] Shiekh-Bahai Hospital. There is only one person standing near the ballot box.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">New reports from the Iranian regime&#8217;s presidential election in Tehran, Arak, and Qom indicate that no one interested in voting. Reports: Qom: This is a [polling station] at Ali-ibn Aboutaleb Mosque, located in Sayad Shirazi street in Qom. I congratulate everyone for this victory, no one has come to vote. Arak: Arak (central Iran) June 18, one of the polling stations (Imamzadedh Abd-Allah) of course they did not allow me to enter, they\u2019ve told me that documentary makers are not allowed to enter, it is <\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">09:23<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">, Watch with your own eyes, I also show you around, two people are sitting here, there is a man standing over there with an identity card, and this is their polling station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports from the 2021 presidential election in Garmsar, Iran, indicate that polling stations are empty: Today is Friday, June 18. I cannot enter this polling station. If you look inside the station, you see no one voting. This is the polling station, it is totally empty, no one is here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 12:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the MEK, while reporting from Poonak, Tehran, where the polling station was completely empty, a local sarcastically said, \u201cThere is a significant number of people who have come to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another citizen reporting from Arak said, \u201cThey didn\u2019t let me enter [the polling station]. They said documenters can\u2019t enter\u2026 see for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 11:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Falavarjan, Isfahan province:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the MEK, locals are boycotting the polls despite all the regime&#8217;s efforts to encourage people into voting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Falavarjan, Isfahan province, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@simayazaditv<\/a> reporter says locals are boycotting the polls despite all the regime&#39;s efforts to encourage people into voting.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECk3tT9fRd\">pic.twitter.com\/ECk3tT9fRd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405817786815827970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shiraz: A Simay-e Azadi reporter in this video says that at this polling station only an old is seen standing as a security guard and just a man and a child are seen coming out of the building.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@simayazaditv<\/a> says at this polling station only an old is seen standing as a security guard and just a man and a child are seen coming out of the building.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41xiXycGGr\">pic.twitter.com\/41xiXycGGr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405820330279456770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tabriz, northwest Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This video by the MEK reporter shows an empty polling station.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>2:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>PMOI\/MEK reporter sends this video from an empty polling station.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nXRr4QU7E\">pic.twitter.com\/6nXRr4QU7E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405808163283107843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Qom, central Iran.<br \/>\nA polling station is completely empty, according to a Simay-e Azadi reporter. Just one member of the regime&#8217;s security forces can be seen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is the polling station of the Motahari Mosque\u2026 no one has come to vote. The police are standing idly. The people of Iran have condemned this sham election,&#8221; the INTV&#8217;s reporter said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Qom, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>A polling station is completely empty, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@simayazadiTV<\/a> reporter. Just one member of the regime&#39;s security forces can be seen.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LnfX9jFPp8\">pic.twitter.com\/LnfX9jFPp8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405799609377574912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Garmsar, near Tehran.<br \/>\nMEK reporters provide footage of another empty polling station.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405795667470176259<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eslamshahr, near Tehran 10:17 am<br \/>\nOne of the city&#8217;s main mosques used as a polling station is empty. Only security personnel can be seen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is one of the most important mosques of Eslamshahr. It contains a seminary,\u201d the activist who captured the footage said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Eslamshahr, near Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>10:17 am<br \/>One of the city&#39;s main mosques used as a polling station is empty. Only security personnel can be seen.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamEIections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamEIections<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FpXBqYovWw\">pic.twitter.com\/FpXBqYovWw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405793623489224705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Isfahan, central Iran:<br \/>\nNo voter is at the Al-Mahdi Mosque polling station, according to a Simay-e Azadi reporter.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405788243795140608<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Malard, near Tehran, locals are boycotting the regime&#8217;s elections farce.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Malard, near Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals are boycotting the regime&#39;s elections farce, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@simayazaditv<\/a> reporter.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamEIections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamEIections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wr2PPnuT8g\">pic.twitter.com\/wr2PPnuT8g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405784784584859651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the MEK&#8217;s reporter in Kermanshah, the polling station is empty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>10:40 am<br \/>PMOI\/MEK website reporter provides footage of an empty polling station.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamEIections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamEIections<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9h3WYixUaj\">pic.twitter.com\/9h3WYixUaj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405779993104326658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">June 18 &#8211; Tehran, Iran<br \/>\n10:20 am<br \/>\nSafdari Avenue<br \/>\nEmpty polling station at the Madar Girls Elementary School, according to a PMOI\/MEK website reporter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>10:20 am<br \/>Safdari Avenue<\/p>\n<p>Empty polling station at the Madar Girls Elementary School, according to a PMOI\/MEK website reporter.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u0649_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u0649<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamEIections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamEIections<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i9bnarvHg5\">pic.twitter.com\/i9bnarvHg5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405778258281463810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 09:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports obtained by the MEK on Friday morning show empty ballot stations. People reported empty polls in Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Mashhad, and Isfahan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A report from Isfahan indicates that the regime has forced all army personnel to vote in the election. As a result, they will have to report on Saturday with proof that they have voted in the election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>9:00 am<br \/>Sorush Elementary School<\/p>\n<p>PMOI\/MEK website reporter says this polling station is empty.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K9FuU3mfor\">pic.twitter.com\/K9FuU3mfor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405762873779908613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNo to the Islamic Republic. We will not vote. We will not forget nor forgive\u2026 Don\u2019t be fooled by them\u2026 Those who are voting are staining their hands with the blood of the November 2019 protesters\u2026 The world should know that we don\u2019t want them\u2026 Today is the day to declare which side of the history we\u2019re standing,\u201d says a citizen reporting from empty polls in Tabriz, northwest Iran<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>9:00 am<\/p>\n<p>Report of an empty polling station.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MuxhxYl6mp\">pic.twitter.com\/MuxhxYl6mp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405764120050245632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">June 18 &#8211; Kermanshah, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>9:30 am<\/p>\n<p>Report of an empty polling station at a local school.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UyfUPqbQWM\">pic.twitter.com\/UyfUPqbQWM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1405767482204295173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iranian regime holds its sham presidential election today, June 18, 2021. 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