Record-Low Election Turnout in Iran; Ayatollah Blames Propaganda, Coronavirus ‘Pretext’

Iran recorded its lowest election turnout since the 1979 revolution in Friday’s legislative election, but supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday congratulated Iranians for having frustrated “enemy” plots – including, he said, using the “pretext” of the coronavirus outbreak to discourage people from voting. Read