Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash

Supporters of reformist candidate for Iran’s presidential election Masoud Pezeshkian attend his campaign meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 23, 2024 (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iranians were voting on Friday in a snap election to replace the late president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month.

The election comes as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East.