Several local women voters recently shared their thoughts on the upcoming presidential election. Heather Mumma, 52, of Effingham voted for former U.S. President Donald Trump in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, but in a recent interview, she said she has “no idea” which presidential candidate she will vote for in November.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election on Saturday, besting Saeed Jalili.

In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocated for moderate policies at home and improved relations with the West, won the presidential runoff election, beating his hard-line rival, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday morning.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian unexpectedly won Iran's presidential election with 16.3 million votes during Friday's runoff election.

A relatively moderate member of the Iranian parliament, Masoud Pezeshkian has been declared the next president of Iran after beating his hardline conservative rival by a decisive margin in Friday’s run-off presidential elections.

Relative moderate Masoud Pezeshkian urged people on Saturday to stick with him on "the difficult road ahead" after beating a hardline rival to win Iran's presidential election. Friday's run-off vote was between Pezeshkian,

Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-line Islamist Saeed Jalili in the Iran presidential election by almost 3 million votes. The 69-year-old heart surgeon wants to restart talks with the US over the landmark nuclear deal and is widely expected to seek improved relations with the West.

Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist, wants warmer relations with the West, with the goal of ending sanctions. But his powers are strictly limited.

Iran's president-elect, a relative moderate who beat a hardline rival to win election but who will likely be constrained in how much change he can effect, urged Iranians on Saturday to stick with him on "the difficult road ahead".

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, the country’s electoral authority said Saturday, defeating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote amid heightened tensions both domestically and internationally.