The Reuters article shows more about the Guardian Council.
Since pretty much every single thing I’m finding is talking about it and showing real people and reporting on news about it, about you tell the class why you think it’s all fake?
The ‘guardian council’ is real, the same way there’s a group of bishops in Italy that advise the government. The power they have is… advice. They have no power over elections, they have some power over laws.
Again it’s a theocratic republic, the heart of the Shia religion. While other religious groups are guaranteed government representation in Parliament (which again disproves your original concept of ‘hurr durr magic guardian council chooses who can run for office,’ they still need to make sure any laws passed do not discriminate against Shia and abide by the basics of abrahamic religions.
You haven’t really given any sources at all for that being the extent of their power, and you also seem to have very little understanding of the fact that a group picked out by the guy who commands the military is not easily ignored. You also talk about the Ayatollah like it’s a pope position yet he’s the guy who keeps showing up to foreign affairs stuff.
Even in your own, un-sourced description you look kinda dumb.
https://mumbai.mfa.gov.ir/en/generalcategoryservices/16250/government-of-iran
So…the very first page here talks about part of it but leaves out the Guardian Council thing and its influence.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-presidential-election-process-2024-06-25/
The Reuters article shows more about the Guardian Council.
Since pretty much every single thing I’m finding is talking about it and showing real people and reporting on news about it, about you tell the class why you think it’s all fake?
The ‘guardian council’ is real, the same way there’s a group of bishops in Italy that advise the government. The power they have is… advice. They have no power over elections, they have some power over laws.
Again it’s a theocratic republic, the heart of the Shia religion. While other religious groups are guaranteed government representation in Parliament (which again disproves your original concept of ‘hurr durr magic guardian council chooses who can run for office,’ they still need to make sure any laws passed do not discriminate against Shia and abide by the basics of abrahamic religions.
You haven’t really given any sources at all for that being the extent of their power, and you also seem to have very little understanding of the fact that a group picked out by the guy who commands the military is not easily ignored. You also talk about the Ayatollah like it’s a pope position yet he’s the guy who keeps showing up to foreign affairs stuff.
Even in your own, un-sourced description you look kinda dumb.