Iran’s Khamenei says turnout in presidential election was “lower than expected” — Tasnim

People walk past election banners for Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian along a street in Tehran, on July 2, 2024, ahead of the second round of voting in the presidential elections. (AFP)

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the turnout in the country’s first round of presidential elections was “lower than expected,” semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.