FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers Friday prayers sermon, in Tehran, Iran January 17, 2020. Official Khamenei website/Handout via REUTERS
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for a high turnout in a February parliamentary election, the YJC news site, which is affiliated with Iran’s state TV, reported on Wednesday.
“Any person who has an affinity for Iran and its security must take part in the election,” Khamenei said, according to YJC.
Reporting By Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Alex Richardson
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