Author: Khamenei's protege Jalili leads Iran presidential election

Iran’s Presidential Election Snapshot Iran’s Presidential Election Snapshot The low-key moderate candidate is leading the vote count in Iran’s snap presidential election among a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader at a time of growing public frustration and Western pressure. With over 3.8 million ballots from Friday’s election counted so far, Massoud Pezeshkian won over 1,595,000 votes and his hardline challenger former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili gained about 1,594,000, Interior ministry official Mohsen Eslami told state TV early Saturday. While the election is unlikely to bring a major shift in the Islamic Republic’s policies, its…