Live Blog: Presidential Debate in Iran -- Foreign Policy

Velayati slams Jalili's nuclear negotiations, saying his diplomacy is not actually diplomacy. Velayati says Jalili is not being rational in talks with P5+1. Velayati says Jalili's duty is to protect Iran's nuclear rights and to get sanctions on the country removed. None of them have been achieved, Velayati says.

Velayati and Jalili really going at each other. Both candidates hurling harsh criticism at the other.

Jalili says Iran's foreign policy must be based on "pure Islam"

RT @MKhalaj: Velayati to Jalili: What people see are fruitless talks and intensification of sanctions.

— Scott Peterson (@peterson__scott) June 7, 2013

Velayati tells Jalili that Iranians see nuclear negotiations as futile, people are concerned about the intensification of economic sanctions

Rohani: Nuclear issue will only be resolved with real negotiations, not just announcements. Iran's foreign policy should be in the hands of skilled, experienced people not people who don't know what they're talking about. Only then will we succeed in negotiations.

Rezai: Foreign policies need "fundamental change." We need "targeted policies." The nuclear negotiations must bear fruit, we should not hesitate because with every passing day sanctions are doing more damage

Candidates will have a 10 minute break. The second half coming shortly...

The second segment of the debate under way.

Moderator says around 45 million Iranians watched the last two debates, meaning 60 percent of the population