The Constitutional Council of Iran verified the authenticity of the final results of the nationwide presidential election that was held on June 28, as the polls have been headed for a runoff slated for next Friday.

Iran will hold a runoff presidential election on July 5 after Friday's vote saw none of the four candidates securing an outright win, the election headquarters announced on Saturday.

Polls have closed in Iran's snap presidential election and counting of votes has begun at thousands of polling stations across the country.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei cast his ballot in Iran’s 14th presidential election at a polling station in Tehran in the first minutes of voting on Friday.

Polling stations across Iran opened on Friday morning for the 14th presidential election. The voting started at 8:00 a.m. (04:30 GMT) on Friday. It will continue for 10 hours until 6:00 p.m., with the minister of interior having the authority to extend the voting time if necessary.

The presidential elections in Iran will take place on June 28th, moved up following the tragic death of President Raisi in a helicopter accident on May 19th, while he was in his third year in office.

Iran opened a five-day registration period Thursday for hopefuls wanting to run in the June 28 presidential election to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who lost his life in a helicopter crash earlier this month.

Iranians will elect a new president in a nationwide election on June 28 after the passing away of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

The spokesperson for Iran's Constitutional Council – a powerful 12-member council in charge of overseeing elections and legislation – has called the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raisi "a great loss for the Iranian nation."

Iranians are heading to polling stations on Friday to cast their ballots in the country’s runoff parliamentary elections.