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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the media after casting his ballot during the Islamic republic's presidential election in Tehran on June 28, 2024. The snap election comes against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war and discontent over the state of Iran's sanctions-hit economy. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)