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A minibus sent to collect votes from Sunni worshippers at a grand mosque in Saravan, in Iran's eastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, was set on fire, according to rights groups.

Political prisoners in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison and Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj abstained from voting for the runoff presidential elections, just as they did last week.

According to Iran's interior ministry, over 30 million Iranians have voted in the runoff presidential election, considerably higher that the nearly 40% participation in the first round on June 28.

As eyewitness reports from Iran indicated many empty polling stations across the country, officials began claiming that the turnout was higher than in the first round of the election last Friday.

In an exclusive interview with Iran International, renowned activist Bahareh Hedayat accused the 'reformist' of abandoning the Iranian people during the presidential election and helping the government to boost turnout.

Some former and current officials and politicians have criticized the Interior Ministry for sending text messages urging citizens to vote in the presidential election, arguing that these messages are counterproductive and may actually lower turnout.

The Iran Human Rights Organization (IHRNGO) based in Norway has warned of a likely surge in executions following the presidential election in Iran.

Iran will have a new president by Saturday, July 6. However, two factors have badly damaged the status of the President, whoever he might be, and even the institution of the presidency.

The families of slain protesters have denounced the Iranian authorities for taking advantage of their loved ones’ names in political campaigns and have advocated for an election boycott.

Whether the 60% who refused to vote in Iran on June 28 will abstain from voting in Friday’s runoff remains to be seen. However, many believe the majority has unequivocally demonstrated its demand for change.

In a renewed call for the boycott of presidential elections, Iran’s exiled prince Reza Pahlavi has emphasized that once the current establishment is ousted, the country will be free of “entrenched mafia-like corruption.”

An Israeli Lebanese citizen says he was forced to flee his beloved motherland Lebanon 20 years ago because of Iran-backed Hezbollah, but now those same forces are terrorizing him all over again.

The issuance of a death sentence to Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist imprisoned in Iran, has sparked condemnation and promises of protest.

The European Union, joined by over 50 members of parliament and senators from several European countries, has called on Iran to cease its systematic persecution of Baha'i faith members.

Before the Thursday British election, the IRGC was name-checked in the Labour party's 2024 election manifesto as a "hostile state actor" - but what will the new Labour government do about it or Iran.

Influential Iranian figures, from those in prison cells to those on social media, are boycotting Friday's presidential election runoff, casting doubt on its legitimacy and branding it as a farce.

Canada has ordered the deportation of Bagher Ardeshir Larijani, a member of Iran's once powerful Larijani family, turning him into the latest individual affiliated with the Islamic Republic being removed from the country.

The European Union has accepted a request from Germany to consider designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist entity at a time when Iran-backed plots across Europe continue to be revealed.

Eighteen shops in Tehran Province have been given warning of closure while several shop managers face legal action for selling clothing described as “satanic".

As criticism of Iranian state television grows over perceived bias against reform-oriented candidate Massoud Pezeshkian, snippets of the debate have gone viral on social media.

Iran's acting president reassured Russian president Vladimir Putin that regardless of the incoming president, ties with Iran would remain "deep".