The Iranian election is over, the winners were already determined. The vote was still remarkable: with low turnout, people showed how unpopular the regime is.
The moment when Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, cast his vote must have been a particularly beautiful one. At least that is how the Tasnim news agency, which is under the control of the regime, felt. She reported on “enthusiastic journalists and photographers”. One of the journalists asked Khamenei for advice: What to do if you can’t decide on a candidate? “Don’t hesitate,” answered the person asked, “to do what is good.”