Iran is facing a runoff election with historically low voter turnout of 39.9%, and Canada has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, but what are the next steps?
In this week’s episode of ‘Eye for Iran,' we dig deep into the Iran elections and the potential legacy of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and we also investigate what the IRGC terror listing entails and how it will be implemented.
'Eye for Iran' host Negar Mojtahedi speaks with Patrick Clawson of the Washington Institute and Melissa Lantsman, the Deputy Leader of Canada's opposition party, the Conservatives.
In this episode, Clawson tells us that Khamenei "feels much more comfortable being with the Revolutionary Guard Corps and the military than he does with clerics."
Clawson believes Khamenei consolidated power this way.
"He realized early on that it was the revolutionary guard corps and not the clerics who were going to be the center of power in the Islamic Republic," said Clawson.
Another big Iran topic has been the terror listing of the IRGC in Canada and many have a lot of questions. What does it really mean?
The listing process stems from the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, and is set out in section 83.05 of the Criminal Code.
Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman of the Conservatives said she and the party have "a lot of work to do to make sure that this government stays accountable and making sure that that listing means something."
"We're going to make sure that we hold them to account on implementation on this. I'm frankly not confident. We have a government that has been charged with reports of foreign interference where they have looked the other way, where they have looked at intelligence and turned their back on it," said Lantsman.
For more watch Episode 4 of 'Eye for Iran' on YouTube or listen on Spotify.
