Iranians are choosing a new legislature, and many hope it will pave the way for reform. But with a strict vetting system and anti-establishment candidates barred from running, is change possible in the Islamic Republic? What role does parliament actually play? 

In this episode:

• Mohammad Marandi, Professor at the University of Tehran and and Iranian political analyst.
• Roxane Farmanfarmaian, Professor of International Relations and Modern Middle East Politics at the University of Cambridge.
• Adnan Tabatabai, Iranian affairs analyst and chief executive of CARPO, a think tank focused on the Middle East.

Host: Hashem Ahelbarra 

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