After casting his vote Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the public to actively participate in this critical electoral process.

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.