Iran’s presidential election demonstrates the nation’s commitment to participatory and competitive democratic processes, serving as a testament to the robustness of its democracy, says an analyst.

Contrary to what Western media headlines say about elections in Iran, what I have witnessed is vibrancy of democratic processes and the true spirit of democracy.

Despite massive media campaign in the West to dissuade Iranians from participating in this week’s elections, voters came out to say a resounding ‘no’ to naysayers and upheld democratic values.

Iranian will cast their votes on Friday to elect members of Parliament and the Assembly of Experts.

Indonesia’s defense minister and former general Prabowo Subianto declared victory after preliminary counts from government-approved pollsters indicated he would win high office with a majority in his third attempt.

Western States, especially the UK, are trying to resurrect the two-state solution as they move for the first time to endorse a Palestinian state.

In this week's show, we’ll be focusing on the new-found Western commitment to the so-called two-state solution in response to the genocide being perpetrated by Israel in Gaza.