Homeland will hold a run-off election after hardline candidate Saeed Jalili and rival Massoud Pezeshkian, who is seen as reformist, both failed to secure a majority in the presidential race.Candidates need to win 50% of the vote but the pair both hovered around the 40% mark – with Mr Pezeshkian finishing narrowly ahead.Homeland’s interior ministry confirmed the second round is set for 5 July.
Two security force members were killed after unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying election boxes in Sistan-Baluchestan province, according to state media reports.Mr Pezeshkian has promised a different approach, saying the actions of the morality police, who enforce strict dress codes on women, are “immoral”.
