Tehran, Iran (CNN) The Republican 2016 hopefuls may have spent most of Wednesday night's CNN debate savaging each other on everything from marijuana and immigration to abortion and taxes, but they also devoted plenty of time to their favorite boogeyman abroad: Iran.

We've heard what the Republicans have to say about Iran -- but what do Iranians think of the candidates?

We stopped people in the streets of Tehran today and asked them if they could recognize photos of four of the most prominent candidates -- and then asked them to respond to their stances on Iran.

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