Seven candidates in the race for Iran’s presidency have outlined their plans during the second televised debate ahead of the election.  

Assyrian Iranians held a meeting in Tehran to voice their readiness to take part in the upcoming presidential election in Iran. They consider voting as an inalienable right of all Iranians regardless of their faith, race, or ethnicity.

Jalili says the administration needs to seize its opportunities to establish “constructive and extensive” relations with different world states instead of keeping the country waiting for a removal of the Western sanctions or for membership of the FATF.

Presidential candidate Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says 40 percent of Iran’s productive capacity remains inoperative, pledging efforts to activate the dormant capacities.

An Iranian election official says over 59 million people are eligible to vote in the 2021 presidential election, slotted for June 18.

Read quick updates on what Alireza Zakani says on the campaign trail below. Check routinely for new content.

Read quick updates on what Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says on the campaign trail here. Check routinely for new content.

Read quick updates on what Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh says on the campaign trail here. Check routinely for new content.

Iranian presidential candidates held the first of their three debates on live television on Saturday (June 5).

Iranian presidential candidates wrap up a live on state television over the country’s troubled economy and how to improve the people’s livelihoods.