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Many internet cafes are closed. many here social media is being closely watched. an amazing thing to see how different things are. you know, they dont really want to come on camera and talk about it, but they dont feel their vote matters. their way of voting and protesting is to not vote at all. it will be a fascinating next 24 hours as the first round of the election happens. we have more live coverage in a couple moments when we come back. weve seen not just american products in stores, but ...

It will be a crucial day at polling stations around the country, and well be going to them. one thing that really interested me talking to people on the streets today, we went to a neighborhood. its the weekend tomorrow here but it kind of starts essentially the middle of the day thursday and a lot of people were out, absolutely packed in the bazarres and some people said, were not going to vote. were frustrated. i want to emphasize, some of them were incredibly conservative. one woman came from...

The central character, the most important character is not actually running for office. that is the countrys supreme leader ayatollah howmaini. he has more sway in this country than any of the nominees. reza, the ayatollah, i saw one woman she had basically a necklace around her neck with the two supreme leaders since the revolution saying vote for them. the supreme leader is so central to this election. how much sway does he have over it? >> reporter: hes got a lot of sway. iranians are going t...

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Their ak-47s and their machine guns. thats what they want. obviously they would like an enforcement of a no-fly zone, but im told by officials tonight any talk of a no-fly zone is probably off the table at this point. right now the question would be if the u.s. were to dive into giving them some more arms, how would they go about it, facilitate it through european allies, and some of the other allies in the region. >> chris, its just the central question right now, and for americans watching, ob...

It will be a crucial day at polling stations around the country, and well be going to them. one thing that really interested me talking to people on the streets today, we went to a neighborhood. its the weekend tomorrow here but it kind of starts essentially the middle of the day thursday and a lot of people were out, absolutely packed in the bizarres and some people said, were not going to vote. were frustrated. i want to emphasize, some of them were incredibly conservative. one woman came from...

Reza, the ayatollah, i saw one woman she had basically a necklace around her neck with the two supreme leaders since the revolution saying vote for them. the supreme leader is so central to this election. how much sway does he have over it? >> reporter: hes got a lot of sway. iranians are going to be voting for a president tomorrow, but looming very large over this entire process is the supreme leader ayatollah howmaini. very few things gets done without his approval. analysts say that includes ...

He will do it. but it doesnt mean at first hell go for that. >> reporter: we also saw plenty of supporters from the current mayor in tehran. campaign posters for the popular mayor feature him side by side with the ayatollah. after a rally, some young men swarmed us to speak their mind. and for supporters like muhammad, hope rules the day. >> translator: the biggest thing has been the sanctions imposed on our country. they have closed our country and mismanagement has been a big challenge for thi...

They brought a specific question for weapons to the u.s. and european allies just in the last week or so. theyre asking for russian-made antitank weapons, asking for shoulder-fired missiles, also asking for hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition for their ak-47s and their machine guns. thats what they want. obviously they would like an enforcement of a no-fly zone, but im told by officials tonight any talk of a no-fly zone is probably off the table at this point. right now the question wo...