Photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Wednesday for voters to participate in Friday’s presidential ballot, saying that historically low first-round turnout was not an act “against the system”. Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili will face off after leading the pack... read full story
"completely wrong to think that those who did not vote in the first round are against the system."
Photo: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to media before casting his ballot in the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 28, 2024. Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race's sole reformist candidate vowing to seek "friendly relations" with the West in an effort to boost his campaign. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)