YEREVAN. – The foreign policy of Iran will not change as long as the crisis in Syria has not changed, Iranian-Armenian journalist Rubik Minasyan said during a press conference on Thursday.  

In his words, all eight registered presidential candidates in Iran represent the political course of the country’s spiritual leader.   

“The candidates’ programs contain insignificant differences solely in the economic part. The programs place the emphasis on economic reforms. The Iranian national currency devaluated fourfold in the last 1.5 years, which created serious economic difficulties,” Minasyan said. 

As per the Iranian-Armenian journalist, there are no differences in the candidates’ programs in terms of foreign policy.    

“Iran’s political course will not change in the case of victory by any candidate. A significant part of the society considers the country’s foreign political course to be correct. The Iranian people believe that they, as well as other countries, have a right to have nuclear energy,” Minasyan noted.      

In his view, the Iranian leadership is confident that the selected course is correct, especially taking into account that a significant progress is registered in the nuclear energy sector.   

“If the situation in Syria is maintained, or if [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad strengthens his positions, there will be changes in Iran’s foreign policy,” Rubik Minasyan stated.

He also noted that although the majority of Iran’s population is dissatisfied with the country’s socioeconomic situation, there will not be disturbances during the presidential campaign season.