Democratic leaders challenged United States President Joe Biden to provide convincing evidence of a viable path to reelection after his debate performance, bad battleground state polling and growing concerns that he cannot defeat former US President Donald Trump in the presidential elections
Judge Aileen Cannon has also agreed to additional briefings to assess the potential impact of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity on the ongoing criminal proceedings in Florida.
The report stated that unifying the party is the most important job for any presidential candidate, but Biden is "bleeding Democratic support" in the latest poll, conducted after his "rough debate" with Trump.
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.
President Joe Biden has confided in a close ally about his contemplation of continuing in the race, acknowledging the challenge of salvaging his candidacy following a disappointing presidential debate performance, The New York Times (NYT) reported.