{"id":164799,"date":"2024-06-28T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-election-polls-open-to-elect-new-president-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:00:20","slug":"iran-election-polls-open-to-elect-new-president-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-election-polls-open-to-elect-new-president-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Election: Polls open to elect new president | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CXo1GACRcqU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Election: Polls open to elect new president | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CXo1GACRcqU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iranians are voting for a new president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The next presidential election was not due to take place until 2025, but the crash in May, which killed eight people, has led to the snap election being called.<\/p>\n<p>Elections in the Islamic Republic are tightly-controlled affairs &#8211; the candidates are all vetted by an influential committee of clerics before they can stand.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranians are voting for a new president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash earlier this year. 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