Iran holds presidential election runoff

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 06, 2024 12:07 am

TEHRAN — Iran holds a presidential election runoff Friday between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili following a record-low turnout in the first round.

The vote comes amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, a dispute with the West over Iran's nuclear program, and popular discontent over the state of Iran's sanctions-hit economy.

STAUNCH CAMPAIGNER Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after voting in Tehran, on July 5, 2024. AFP photo

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