Daily Memo: Iranians Head to the Polls

The frontrunner is an ultra-conservative candidate.

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Iranian elections. Iran held presidential and local council elections on Friday. Ultra-conservative frontrunner Ebrahim Raisi is expected to win the presidential vote in a landslide, though voter turnout will likely be low. Iranian interference? Iranian warships that were believed to be sailing toward Venezuela are now apparently heading toward Africa’s west coast instead. An anonymous […]

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