Thread by @KavehNovin

#Iran Election Farce:
Fearing nationwide boycott, #Khamenei declares election participation religious duty and edict!
#Rouhani: election boycott will make America happy; his advisor: boycott will lead to an increase in #MEK activities
#BoycottIranShamElections
#MyVoteRegimeChange

#Khamenei,terrified of the nationwide boycott of the election farce,said participation is a religious duty &edict. “Election is a popular jihad;strengthens the country,&safeguards the system’s legitimacy.Presence in the election&voting is a religious duty,a religious edict."

#Rouhani:“Everyone must participate in the election. No one should say bcz their fellow party members were barred,they won't participate…If we want 2stand up to America,we must vote|Our presence will disappoint America&our absence will make America happy.”#MyVoteRegimeChange

#Rouhani’s political advisor Hesameddin Ashena wrote, “Snubbing the ballot box is not snubbing the government or the Guardian Council. It leads to an increase in sanctions, in the probability of a military assault, and in #MEK’s sabotage operations.”
#MyVoteRegimeChange #Iran

Fearing an #IranProtests by ppl &youth as well as the activities of #MEK Resistance Units,#Khamenei tasked the paramilitary Bassij &the IRGC with election security&protection,putting all suppressive agents on red alert.#IRGC &Basssij will oversee the voting in polling stations.