Iran’s presidential candidates have attended the second of two debates which centered on a host of issues related to the economic situation in the country including sanctions, inflation and their foreign policy priorities.
The two presidential candidates Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian discussed the cultural issues and Iran’s foreign policy on their first of the two debates ahead of the Friday runoff election.
The Patriarch of the Assyrian Church for Eastern Iran, Marnier Sai Benyamin, and head of the Zoroastrian community, Rashid Khorshidian explain the reason why they attend the presidential election.
People in different Iranian cities cast their ballots on Friday in the 14th presidential election which was held earlier due to the helicopter crash that martyred president Raeisi.
Two presidential candidates, Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili will compete in a run off election after the initial results reveals none has secured an outright win.
People in different Iranian cities cast their ballots on Friday in the 14th presidential election which was held earlier due to the helicopter crash that martyred president Raeisi.
In the Iranian capital Tehran, people from different walks of life cast their votes for the 14th presidential election at mosques, churches and schools on Friday morning.
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, cast his vote in box 110 in the first minutes of the start of voting for the 14th term of the presidential election of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran has called on the Iranian nation for massive turnout in the upcoming presidential election as the way to boost their solidarity and national resolution.
Saeed Jalili
Jalili was born in the northeastern city of Mashhad. His mother was from Ardabil, a city in northern Iran. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown.