Live Blog: Presidential Debate in Iran -- Foreign Policy

Gharazi says Aref is repeatedly mentioning Khatami's name so he can attract support

Gharazi: "the revolution that had 98% support of the people is now begging people to come to the polling stations " #iranelection

— potkin azarmehr (@potkazar) June 7, 2013

Aref says under Khatami, the govt was earning $173 billion and created 700,000 jobs a year, brought down inflation to around 10 percent. But he says this govt has only earned $630 billion, taking a dig at the govt's mismanagement of the economy under Ahmadinejad

Aref says the principlists should take responsbility for what they have done [to the economy] instead of pointing the blame at the "deviant current"

Aref comparing Iran's economic performance under the reformists -- Ahmadinejad's govt. Aref: Under the reformist govt, we pursued economic growth, job generation was better, inflation was lower, our currency was stronger against the U.S. dollar.

The fifth candidate to be called to the podium is university professor Mohammad Reza Aref, a relative moderate who served as vice president under reformist president Khatami...

Aref starts: "Who is responsible for the status quo?"

Indeed RT @lrozen Doesnt sound from this debate like #Iran nuclear deal off table at all. Velayati blame Jalili/Ahmad camp for scuttling one

— Scott Peterson (@peterson__scott) June 7, 2013

#Rouahani: I'm neither angry nor have I lost my temper. But I had to respond with force because I was being insulted #Iran #Iran2013 #مناظره

— AJELive (@AJELive) June 7, 2013

Iran's third and last election debate providing plenty of emotions/entertainment.