Iran Election Faces Humiliation with Record Low Turnout, Heads for Runoff

Low voter turnout in Iran's presidential election as reformist Pezeshkian and hardliner Jalili head to runoff.
Low voter turnout in Iran's presidential election as reformist Pezeshkian and hardliner Jalili head to runoff.
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