Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 17 – Polling stations in Iran’s capital were by and large empty today despite an appeal by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for widespread participation in the presidential elections. Most of the Tehran’s voting stations had a record-low turnout and many were empty.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 17 – Voting stations in Tehran were by and large empty today despite an appeal by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for widespread participation in Iran’s presidential elections.
Most of the capital’s polling stations had record-low voters and many were empty.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 17 – Voting stations across the
Iranian capital Tehran were by and large empty today despite an appeal by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for widespread participation in Iran’s presidential elections. Most polling stations had record-low voters and many were empty.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 17 – Demonstrations simultaneously erupted in the Iranian capital this afternoon, with protestors denouncing what they termed a “sham election” and urging fellow Iranians to boycott the polls. A large demonstration started in Golha (Flowers) Square, near Shokoufeh Square, in southeast Tehran, and a separate protest began in Vali-e Asr Square on the intersection of Palestine Street at 3:00 p.m., lasting for some two hours.

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 17 – Exclusive Iran Focus coverage of voting in today’s presidential polls in the Iranian capital Tehran. Despite an appeal by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, many voting stations in Tehran and other cities had low turnouts and in some cases were empty, following a call by the Iranian opposition for a nationwide boycott of the elections.