{"id":139669,"date":"2024-03-01T21:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-elections-voting-expected-to-be-at-record-lows-as-polls-close\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T21:00:10","slug":"iran-elections-voting-expected-to-be-at-record-lows-as-polls-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-elections-voting-expected-to-be-at-record-lows-as-polls-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran elections: voting expected to be at record lows as polls close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/f7hO9NUi6I8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran elections: voting expected to be at record lows as polls close\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7hO9NUi6I8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Here in Iran, they&#8217;ve just extended voting in their parliamentary elections til midnight. The regime kept the polls open in the hope more people would show. <\/p>\n<p>Turnout is expected to be at record lows. With many reformists banned from running and a brutal crackdown on protests many people are boycotting the vote. I should explain a little of how free WE are to report. <\/p>\n<p>We are only allowed to film in Tehran, and have to get permission to cover most things &#8211; often the answer is no. We were turned away from two polling stations today. We can\u2019t interview certain opposition figures. 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