Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Beirut: The Syrian delegation's visit to Beirut, which was scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed until next week
Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza: The total number of Palestinians killed due to famine and malnutrition has risen to 313, including 119 children
Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip: 10 people, including two children, have died of starvation in the past 24 hours
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: US envoy Tom Barrack cancels his visit to Tyre and al-Khiam amid popular protests
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Lebanon: Israeli occupation forces carried out an explosion in the southern border town of Kfar Kila
Russian Ministry of Defense: 37 Ukrainian drones destroyed in 4 hours over regions of Russia and the Black Sea.
Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.

Massive influx of voters after polls open in Iran

  • By Al Mayadeen
  • Source: Al Mayadeen & Agencies
  • 18 Jun 2021 08:20
3 Min Read

The Iranian polling stations open Friday their doors in front of more than 59 million Iranian people that are eligible to vote in the 13th presidential election in the country.

  • x
  • Massive Influx of Voters After Polls Open in Iran
    Polls open for Iranians in the country's 13th presidential election.
  • Polls open for Iranians in the country's 13th presidential election.
    Polls open for Iranians in the country's 13th presidential election.
  • Polls open for Iranians in the country's 13th presidential election.
    Polls open for Iranians in the country's 13th presidential election.
  • Polls open for Iranians in the country's 13th presidential election.
    Polls open for Iranians in the country's 13th presidential election.

Polls in the Islamic Iranian Republic opened at 7 AM Friday local time in the 13th presidential election for more than 59 million Iranian citizens to choose their next president.

The 6th Islamic municipal, village, and by-elections for the assembly of experts are taking place today, too.

حول الأجواء الانتخابية في مدينة #مشهد مع مراسلة #الميادين بيسان طراف.#الانتخابات_الرئاسية_الإيرانية#إيران_للشعب_بصمة#انتخابات#انتخابات_۱۴۰۰ pic.twitter.com/hoOsxuswsV

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) June 18, 2021

Iranian Leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei made a press statement after casting his vote in the 13th Iranian presidential election this morning, saying that the Iranian people "will see good" from these elections.

Sayyed Khamenei cast his ballot this morning in the electoral center of Imam Khomeini's Husseiniya in Tehran in the first minutes after the polls for the Iranian presidential elections opened.

Four candidates are running for president in this round of elections: Chief Justice of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, the secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council Mohsen Rezaee, Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Former Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati.

Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi cast his ballot in the Irshad mosque in the city of Ray, while the candidate Ghazizadeh Hashemi cast his ballot in the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad.

🔴هم‌اکنون- سید ابراهیم رئیسی برای شرکت در انتخابات وارد مسجد جامع ارشاد شهر ری شد#انتخابات_۱۴۰۰ #من_رای_میدهم #مردم_میدان pic.twitter.com/lVLSbf8Ew9

— لحظه شمار انتخابات ۱۴۰۰ (@entekhbaat1400) June 18, 2021

Related News

Millions in Iran commemorate Ashura with nationwide marches

Iranian police arrest 18 Israeli-linked agents over drone attacks

🔴حضور امیرحسین قاضی‌زاده هاشمی ( کاندیدای ریاست جمهوری ) در حرم امام رضا(ع) برای شرکت شرکت در انتخابات#انتخابات_۱۴۰۰ #من_رای_میدهم #مردم_میدان pic.twitter.com/2lXJbLI2MJ

— لحظه شمار انتخابات ۱۴۰۰ (@entekhbaat1400) June 18, 2021

The Former Speaker of the Parliament of Iran, Ali Larijani, who attempted to run for President voted, too.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs account posted a tweet showing Minister Zarif voting in one of the polling divisions supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs outside the country while he is in Antalya.

حضور دکتر محمد جواد ظریف وزیر امور خارجه کشورمان در شعبه اخذ رأی آنتالیا برای انداختن رای در صندوق#انتخابات_۱۴۰۰#انتخابات۱۴۰۰ pic.twitter.com/U4NkzVZrGe

— 🇮🇷 وزارت امور خارجه (@IRIMFA) June 18, 2021

Al Mayadeen correspondent said that the people of Kerman cast their ballots near the tomb of the martyr Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani. His daughter Narjes, who is also a candidate for the city of Tehran (for the Municipal Shura), partook in the election.

🔴دختر شهید سلیمانی به حرم عبدالعظیم حسنی رفت

🔸نرجس سلیمانی (دختر شهید سلیمانی و کاندیدای شورای شهر تهران) در ساعات ابتدایی انتخابات، با حضور در حرم عبدالعظیم حسنی، رأی خود را به صندوق انداخت!#انتخابات_۱۴۰۰ #رای_میدهم #مردم_میدان pic.twitter.com/9NfkCvMSWF

— لحظه شمار انتخابات ۱۴۰۰ (@entekhbaat1400) June 18, 2021

The President is elected by an absolute majority of votes, and if that this is not achieved, the elections are held a second time on Friday of the following week, with the participation of the two leading candidates. The Presidential term in Iran lasts for 4 years, and the Iranian president can only run for two terms.

A spokesman for the Electoral Commission in Iran said that the authorities expect to announce the results of the presidential elections before Saturday noon, adding that a new method will be adopted this session, which is that "the results of each electoral center will be sent simultaneously to the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council, which will contribute to accelerating the collection of votes and the announcement of the result."

Iran entered Thursday midnight election silence.

  • Mashhad
  • Qassem Soleimani
  • Ali Larijani
  • Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi
  • Ebrahim Raisi
  • Tehran
  • Mohsen Rezaee
  • Iranian Elections 2021
  • Abdolnasser Hemmati
  • Iran
Iran Presidential Election 2021

Iran Presidential Election 2021

Most Read

Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025
Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks (Photo by Mahdi Rtail)

Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks

  • Politics
  • 26 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Palestinians pray over the bodies of people who were killed in an Israeli military strike, during their funeral outside Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Friday, August 22, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'Israel’s' 'double-tap' strike on Gaza hospital must be probed: UN

Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads DOGE to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025 (AP)
Technology

Whistleblower warns DOGE mishandled social security data of millions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a joint press conference with President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 (AP)
Politics

House Democrats urge Rubio to admit injured Gaza kids after visa halt

The Microsoft Sign at the Redmond headquarters sprayed in red during a protest against 'Israel' using the company's cloud services, Redmond, Washington DC, United States, August 21, 2025 (Social Media)
Politics

Current, ex-Microsoft staff arrested in sit-in against Israeli ties

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS