See-saw vote in Iran narrows presidential race to two in neck-and-neck count

Iranians arrive to vote for their next president at the 2024 elections (Nabil al-Jourani/AP)

Early results released on Saturday in Iran’s presidential election put the race between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative hard-line candidate Saeed Jalili.

The early results, reported by Iranian state television, did not initially put either man in a position to win Friday’s election outright, potentially setting the stage for a runoff election to replace the late hard-line president Ebrahim Raisi.