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Iran's Presidential candidates pose for a group photo after their live television debate on state TV in Tehran on May 31
Iran's Presidential candidates pose for a group photo after their live television debate on state TV in Tehran on May 31

Live Blog: Presidential Debate in Iran -- Foreign Policy

Frud Bezhan and RFE/RL editors were on hand to live-blog the third and final debate with Iran's presidential candidates on June 7. While the first two debates dealt with mainly domestic issues, the third installment covered politics and foreign policy. Read how events unfolded here.

12:55 7.6.2013
12:54 7.6.2013
Qalibaf reminds Rohani that he did not give permission for students to protest during his own time
12:51 7.6.2013
Assume they are talking about Mohamed ElBaradei book "The Age of Deception" on international nuclear negotiations. Buy it here.
12:51 7.6.2013
Rohani: My goal for foreign policy is to install peace and security in all aspects of life
12:50 7.6.2013
12:49 7.6.2013
Rohani on freedom. Liberty should "be felt" he says. Iranians should be allowed to express their opinions and vote for who they want without any restrictions. Rohani also says all of Iran's different ethnic groups should feel they have equal rights. We need "national dignity" he says. Importantly, Rohani says Iran needs "moderation" in both its domestic and foreign policies. "We don't need extremism," he says, a shot at Ahmadinejad's provocative foreign policy approach
12:43 7.6.2013
Rohani is up next on the podium. We could see some explosive comments here...
12:42 7.6.2013
Adel: We should improve our economic/financial infrastrcuture so we can get around sanctions imposed by the U.S.
12:40 7.6.2013
Velayati: The Iran-Iraq war was a much more difficult foreign policy challenge than the current nuclear negotiations with the West
12:37 7.6.2013
Velayati: We've always had foreign policy challenges. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Iraq attacked Iran, with Baghdad supported by dozens of countries

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