Iranians Hit Polls in Presidential Election

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iranians hit the polls on Friday, in the presidential election.

Turn out has been so high that the government announced they would extend the time that polls would be open, by two hours.

The government and religious leaders are bragging about the free election that they are having.

However, they very carefully chose who would even be eligible for the election.

Over the past month they blocked women and people not politically aligned with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from running.

The ruling council specifically eliminated those who sought any kind of dealings with the rest of the world.

This likely will lead to a new President who is even more hostile to the world, than current President Ahmadinejad.

Which could mean just tougher talk than his government gave, or it could mean actual hostile actions.