Idk anything about Iran but it doesn’t seem that simple https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/khameneis-presidential-choice-weak-reformer-or-strong-hardliner
The supreme boofhead seems more concerned with revolutionary guard power grabs. Or maybe this guy is a ploy to increase voter turnout for better optics and he’s okay with throwing the IRGC a bone.
Would still be nice if this guy won I guess.
Ideally you don’t take their word, you send journalists and international investigators to the scene to verify.
What you definitely do not do however is take Hezbollah’s word.