Iran’s presidential election results, released early Saturday, show a close contest between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili, with both candidates trading leads. Neither candidate appears poised to secure the majority needed to avoid a runoff. Over 12 million votes counted show Pezeshkian with 5.3 million and Jalili with 4.8 million. Hard-line parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has 1.6 million votes, while Shiite cleric Mostafa Pourmohammadi trails with over 95,000 votes. The election follows the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and occurs amid regional tensions and domestic calls for a boycott.