Masoud Pezeshkian, a presidential candidate in Iran, has vowed that he will shut the borders to Afghan immigrants if elected.
Pezeshkian added that those already residing in Iran should be regulated.
“It should not be denied that a large number of Afghan brothers play an effective role in Iran’s economy or have sacrificed in the imposed war…but their presence in Iran should be regulated and disciplined,” he said.
He also said that his government would enter into negotiations with European countries to admit some refugees or pay for their presence in Iran.
“The West must shoulder responsibility for what it has done in Afghanistan and which has led to the migration of millions of Afghans,” he said. “There is no reason for the Iranian people to pay for the wrong policies of others.”
Iran’s presidential election is slated to be held on June 28.
