Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday lauded the Iranian people’s “epic” turnout in the country’s 13th presidential election.

Iran has started counting ballots cast in the 13th presidential election as voting draws to a close in nearly all of the 21 provinces across the country.

The spokesman of Iran’s Constitutional Council, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, talked to media on Friday and gave assurances to people about the safety of polling stations against the COVID-19 during the ongoing elections.

Iran has had a variety of elections almost every year since the Islamic Republic’s formation in 1979.

Secretary of Iran's Constitutional Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said as long as people are present on the scene, the adversaries cannot harm our country.

Iranians are heading to the polls at home and abroad on Friday to choose the country’s 13th president.

Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei held an international press conference on Friday with national and international media outlets in attendance.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei delivered an address to the nation on Wednesday evening, inviting the youth to turn out in high numbers in the forthcoming presidential vote.

Constitutional Council Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei held an international press conference from the Iranian capital Tehran on Thursday morning.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei expressed some expectations and requirements for the presidential candidates in referring to the issue of the 2021 presidential election in a televised speech on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s demise. These expectations and requirements have been reviewed in this infographic.