Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, an official has said after an initial vote saw the top candidates not secure an outright win. The runoff election on July 5 will now pit Masoud Pezeshkian against the former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. An election spokesman announced that of the 24.5 million votes cast, Pezeshkian received 10.4 million, while Jalili, who received 9.4 million, will face each other in a runoff on July 5.
