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Ayatollah Khamenei kicks off Iran’s presidential elections

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei voted in Iran’s presidential election.

Khamenei urged the nation to actively participate in the vote to “prove the correctness and honesty of the Islamic Republic’s system.”

The religious leader voted in a high-security zone in central Tehran before speaking to journalists.

Around 61 million voters in Iran are being asked to elect a successor to Ebrahim Raisiwho died in a helicopter crash in May.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to the media after voting at Imam Khomeini Hosseinieh's polling station during the 2024 Iranian presidential elections. Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks to the media after voting at Imam Khomeini Hosseinieh’s polling station during the 2024 Iranian presidential elections. Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leaves after voting at Imam Khomeini Hosseinieh's polling station during the 2024 Iranian presidential elections. Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpaIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leaves after voting at Imam Khomeini Hosseinieh's polling station during the 2024 Iranian presidential elections. Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leaves after voting at Imam Khomeini Hosseinieh’s polling station during the 2024 Iranian presidential elections. Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa



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