Presidential candidate Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says 40 percent of Iran’s productive capacity remains inoperative, pledging efforts to activate the dormant capacities.

An Iranian election official says over 59 million people are eligible to vote in the 2021 presidential election, slotted for June 18.

The candidates in Iran’s 2021 presidential election have held a first presidential debate on live television, clashing over policy — and credentials — and offering roughly two divergent visions on how the country should be run.

Presidential candidate Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh hails the embattled 2015 nuclear deal as a “great achievement of diplomacy” that should be protected.

Iran’s Constitutional Council says no erroneous information was used in its vetting of presidential hopefuls, rejecting speculation that some of the hopefuls may have been disqualified based on untrue reports.

Presidential candidate Nasser Hemmati says "the field and diplomacy" should work hand in hand to strengthen Iran’s economy and bring profits home for the people,.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on all Iranians to not only participate in the upcoming presidential election and but also encourage others to do so.

Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili has emphasized the participatory role of citizens in governance, saying people should follow up closely — “like a shadow” — on the performance of the government.

Iranian presidential candidate Alireza Zakani says individuals who have had a role in the straining of the Iranian economy are now presenting themselves as agents of change and reform, in a thinly-veiled attack on his Reformist rivals and possibly the broader reform movement in Iran.

Iran’s leading Principlist paper, Kayhan, says a poll has assessed that 45 percent of people currently say they will participate in the forthcoming presidential election, and 67 percent of them say they will vote for Ebrahim Raeisi.