Middle East Rivals Take Jabs at the State of U.S. Democracy

Election 2020


Regional media is covering the U.S. elections much like we covered theirs.

This article is part of Election 2020: America Votes, FP’s round-the-clock coverage of the U.S. election results as they come in, with short dispatches from correspondents and analysts around the world. The America Votes page is free for all readers.


An Iranian man watches U.S. President Donald Trump giving a speech on television in Tehran on Nov. 4.

An Iranian man watches U.S. President Donald Trump giving a speech on television in Tehran on Nov. 4. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Rebecca Collard is a broadcast journalist and writer covering the Middle East.

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