Live Blog: Presidential Debate in Iran -- Foreign Policy

#Rezaei: We can only beat #US at sanctions game by reversing unemployment & strengthening our currency #Iran #Iran2013 #مناظره

— AJELive (@AJELive) June 7, 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

Velayati: The Iran-Iraq war was a much more difficult foreign policy challenge than the current nuclear negotiations with the West

Adel: We should improve our economic/financial infrastrcuture so we can get around sanctions imposed by the U.S.

Rohani is up next on the podium. We could see some explosive comments here...

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

Jalili quotes directly from Baradei book:what EU offered Iran was nothing. Page 144 & you said in your book Iran got nothing #iranelection

— Madi J © (@iShahrzad) June 7, 2013

Rohani: My goal for foreign policy is to install peace and security in all aspects of life

Assume they are talking about Mohamed ElBaradei book "The Age of Deception" on international nuclear negotiations. Buy it here.

Qalibaf reminds Rohani that he did not give permission for students to protest during his own time