Massoud Pezeshkian

Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili votes at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Khamenei protege, sole moderate to battle in Iran's presidential run-off

Friday's vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi after his death in a helicopter crash came down to a tight race between a low-profile lawmaker Massoud Pezeshkian, the sole moderate in a field of four...

Hard-line former Iranian senior nuclear negotiator and candidate for the presidential election Saeed Jalili casts his ballot in a polling station, in Tehran, Iran, on 28 June 2024. Photo: ISNA via AP
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Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian, hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote

Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili votes at a polling station in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, in Tehran, Iran June 28, 2024. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Khamenei's protege Jalili edges ahead in tight Iran presidential race