Elahi emphasised that the nation's foreign and internal policies "will not change" regardless of the election outcome.

Iran's Constitutional Council has validated the results of the first round of the country's 14th presidential election, allowing candidates to begin their campaigns for the run-off.

Those approved by Iran’s Guardian Council include Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, 62, a former Tehran mayor and Revolutionary Guard general; Saeed Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator; Tehran mayor Alireza Zakani; former justice minister Mostafa Pour Mohammadi; and Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Raisi’s vice president. Masoud Pezeshkian is the only reformist candidate.

The death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash is not expected to bring immediate changes to Iran's ruling system or its main policies, as these are ultimately determined by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.