Iran is holding a presidential election with fears of a low turnout, with a total of 60 million voters casting their ballots.
The Iranian people will choose one of the four candidates in the presidential election who will replace President Hassan Rouhani.
Iran's 12-member Guardian Council has banned hundreds of candidates, including reformists and allies of Hassan Rouhani.
Polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue until midnight with an extension of only two hours, with the results set to be announced in the middle of the night on Saturday.
After casting his ballot in the capital, Tehran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei told Iranians that "every vote counts, so be sure to cast your vote and elect your president."
Experts say the presidential election is a referendum for the current leadership, given the rise in inflation and poverty as a result of US sanctions.
"I'm not a politician, I don't know anything about politics but I don't have the money," said a car mechanic in Tehran.
"The family is in financial trouble. How can we vote for those who did this to us?" it's not fair.
According to the international media, one thing is clear in the minds of the common people that they want some change from the moderate and reformist government which they have seen in the last 8 years.
He said that there is an estimate that the economic situation in the country is not going to change any time soon but the people are hoping that the presidential candidate Ibrahim Raeesi will bring some change.
State television showed long queues outside polling stations in several cities.
Ibrahim Raeesi, a 60-year-old conservative, is seen as an uncontested candidate, according to state-run polls and analysts.
Speaking to Tehran, Hamid Raza, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Diplo House think tank, said Ibrahim Raeesi is expected to win the election.
He said that his popularity among the voters today is between 60% and 75%.
Ibrahim Raeisi, 60, has held key positions since the Iranian revolution, while at the age of 20 he was appointed prosecutor in Hamedan province, after which he was soon promoted to deputy prosecutor.
Opponents accuse him of playing a key role in the 1988 genocide, but he denies the allegations.
In addition, Ibrahim Raeesi continued to move forward successfully at various stages and took over as the Chief Justice in 2019.
