Question marks over turnout as Iran heads to the polls

Supporters of a group of candidates chant slogans during their election campaign rally (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran has started voting in its first parliamentary elections since the 2022 protests over its mandatory hijab laws with questions looming over just how many people will turn out for the poll.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 84, will cast one of the first votes in an election that also will see new members elected to the country’s Assembly of Experts.