0 0 9 ▁" I ▁have ▁opposed ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁' appro b ation ▁super vision ' ▁power ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁introduced ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁… ▁But , ▁today ▁the ▁problem ▁goes ▁beyond ▁' appro b ation ▁super vision '. ▁What ▁goes ▁on ▁today ▁is ▁not ▁' super vision ' ▁at ▁all . ▁Guardian ▁Council ▁inspect ors ▁hold ▁absolute ▁authority ▁and ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁elections ". ▁ ▁Foreign ▁policies ▁K arr ou bi ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁Party ▁support ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁aim ing ▁at ▁resol ving ▁long ▁standing ▁conflicts . ▁Early ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁as ▁US ▁president , ▁K arr ou bi ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁changes ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁have ▁been ▁positive . ▁" An ▁important ▁step ▁has ▁been ▁taken … . ▁I ▁will ▁take ▁steps ▁forward ▁in ▁this ▁relation ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁national ▁interests ▁and ▁national ▁pride ", ▁he ▁said . ▁ ▁K arr ou bi ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁critic ▁of ▁President ▁A hm ad ine j ad ' s ▁foreign ▁policy ▁and ▁his ▁inf am ous ▁remarks ▁about ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁K arr ou bi ▁said : ▁" The ▁Hol oca ust ▁is ▁an ▁event ▁which ▁did ▁take ▁place ." ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁president ' s ▁remarks ▁cost ▁Iran ▁a ▁great ▁deal . ▁ ▁President ial ▁campaign s ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁K arr ou bi ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁reform ist ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁election