Leave the Iran election to Iranians

The May 19 editorial “Looking for an upside in Iran” said that “it’s not clear that there’s a side to root for” in Iran’s presidential election. Why should Americans be rooting for any candidates in a foreign election? Isn’t it up to Iranians to decide who they think is best, rather than us? Moreover, calling for the collapse of the Islamic republic, whose high-turnout elections, however flawed, are infinitely more democratic than American “allies” in the region such as Saudi Arabia, seems a little hypocritical and perverse.

Joseph Hannon, Boston