Iran’s supreme leader is calling for “maximum” voter turnout in Friday’s presidential election to “overcome the enemy.”.
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of late leader of the country Ayatollah Khomeini at his shrine in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 3, 2024. Khamenei Monday said Israel is melting down due to its war against Hamas in Gaza.
Khamenei's comments in his hourlong speech drew repeated cries of “Death to America, death to Israel” from a raucous crowd gathered to mark the Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir. The 85-year-old Khamenei to urge the crowd to quiet themselves several times during his remarks. Khamenei's call comes after a parliamentary election that saw a record low turnout earlier this year. Voters across the capital, Tehran, who have spoken with The Associated Press have expressed widespread apathy over the election as Iran faces an economy crushed by Western sanctions and after widespread anti-government protests in recent years, particularly after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and women refusing to wear the country's mandatory headscarf, or hijab.
Pezeshkian also has been trying to adopt symbols of previous campaigns by popular reformists, who seek to change Iran's theocracy from inside. His campaign slogan “For Iran," a call to nationalism rather than religion, mirrors an earlier campaign slogan used by former reformist President Mohammad Khatami.
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