Tensions Over Nuclear Program Loom Large Ahead of Iran's Presidential Election

Iran is set to hold a presidential election on Friday, following the death of hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. The country will elect a new leader who will inherit its rapidly advancing nuclear program. Six candidates are competing in the election, with only one considered a reformist. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a prominent conservative, has been parliament speaker since 2020 and is among the contenders.