Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voted Friday morning June 18 in Tehran for the Iranian presidential election, officially opening the ballot, AFP journalists noted.
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Ayatollah Khamenei slipped his ballot into a ballot box specially installed at the Imam-Khomeini Mosque, adjacent to its offices, in the center of the Iranian capital at 7:03 am Polling stations are due to close at midnight, but the Voting could be extended by two hours, the government said.