Out of 30.5 million votes counted in Friday's runoff, Pezeshkian received over 16.3 million votes while his ultraconservative rival Saeed Jalili got more than 13.5 million votes, CNN cited Press TV report.
Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, on Friday emphasized that connectivity is the backbone of the India-Iran relationship, adding that culturally both the countries have agreed to strengthen relations.
"Today, we are holding the second round of the presidential election... More than 700 polling centres are accepting the votes of Iranians. We hope that by tomorrow morning we will have a new president... There will be no changes in Iranian foreign policy and internal policy," the envoy told
Voting is underway in Iran, as the country gears up to elect the successor of Ebrahim Raisi in the Presidential runoff taking place on Friday, according to Al Jazeera.
Iran is bracing for a pivotal moment in its political landscape as the country's snap presidential election heads into a second round on Friday, following an initial vote that failed to produce a decisive winner amidst unprecedented voter apathy, CNN reported.
The arrested terrorist has been identified as Faizan (34), a resident of Kanjar Mohalla, Saluja Colony, in Khandwa district. The team of ATS also recovered a huge amount of Jihadi literature related to IM, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and other terrorist organisations, four mobile
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered these remarks on behalf of PM Modi at the SCO Summit being held under Kazakhstan's Presidency in Astana.
Former Pakistan cricketer Ahmad Shahzad slammed the Men in Green's performance at the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024 and said that some players are trying to hide their performance in the tournament by holding 'unnecessary press conferences'.