NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the info under “Background” and watch the video under “Resources” below.

1. List the who, what, where and when of the news report.

2. How does this election’s voter turnout compare with previous years? What does the low turnout signify?

3. Who and how many candidates were disqualified from entering the election by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his hardliners?

4. Iranian fashion designer Pari Aghazadeh said, ”I honestly don't want to vote, because it won't fix our problems and is of no use, and this election is only a formality just so they can show to the world that they are chosen by the nation, while it is not so.”
The regime ignores the will of its own people and governs with an iron fist, putting down dissent by murdering protesters.
a) How important do you think it is for the U.S. government to continue President Trump’s policy of ‘maximum pressure’ on the Iranian regime to put an end to its quest for nuclear weapons and in a broader way to possibly effect positive change in Iran? — How effective do you think it will be if continued?)
b) Ask a parent the same question.