2017 Iranian presidential election

{{see also|President of Iran}}

{{Politics of Iran}}

The president of Iran is elected using the two-round system. To win in the first round, a candidate must receive more than 50% of all votes cast (both valid and invalid).{{cite web|url=https://eaworldview.com/2013/06/iran-live-the-results-of-the-presidential-election/|title=Iran Live: The Results of the Presidential Election|website=EA WorldView|date=15 June 2013}}

Any Iranian citizen above 18 years of age was able to register as a presidential candidate. An institution called the Election Monitoring Agency (EMA) and managed by the Guardian Council vets registered candidates and approves a handful to run in the election. The Guardian Council does not publicly announce the reason a particular candidate is rejected, although those reasons are explained to each candidate. Women who register as candidates have invariably been excluded from standing for election by the council.{{cite news|url=http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2148306.html|title=First female candidate registered for Iranian presidential elections|last=Karimov|first=F|date=8 May 2013|work=Trend|access-date=18 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607174407/http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2148306.html|archive-date=7 June 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/iran-s-ban-female-presidential-candidates-contradicts-constitution-2013-05-17|title=Iran's ban on female presidential candidates contradicts Constitution|date=17 May 2013|publisher=Amnesty International|access-date=18 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608041558/http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/iran-s-ban-female-presidential-candidates-contradicts-constitution-2013-05-17|archive-date=8 June 2013}}

According to the official dates announced on 1 April 2017 by the Ministry of Interior:{{citation|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/118576/Iran-s-2017-presidential-election-timeframe|title=Iran's 2017 presidential election timeframe|publisher=Mehr News Agency|date=2 August 2016|access-date=1 January 2016}}

• 11 April – Start of the election process with the Minister of the Interior's order
• 11–13 April – Governors establish Executive Boards
• 11–15 April – Registration period for candidates
• 15 April – Registration ends at 18:00 IRDT
• 16 April – Guardian Council begins vetting registered candidates
• 20 April – Guardian Council addresses objections from disqualified candidates
• 20 April – Final list of candidates announced
• 21 April – Final candidates launch official campaigns
• 17 May – End of campaigns
• 19 May – Election date

{{For|a list of candidates disqualified|List of candidates in the Iranian presidential election, 2017}}

File:2017 Iranian presidential election registration Day 2 04.jpg, who endorsed his protégé, and former vice president Hamid Baghaei, registered as a candidate along with him.]]

During the five days period, a total of 1,636 individuals put their name to run for president, an increase over the 686 candidates in the previous election in 2013. Among the candidates was a record number of 137 women.{{cite web|title=The Race: Election Factoids|url=http://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2017/apr/24/latest-race-election-factoids|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430043630/http://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2017/apr/24/latest-race-election-factoids|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 30, 2017|date=24 April 2017|access-date=27 April 2017|work=The Iran Primer|author=Garrett Nada and Daniel Schnur}} Hundreds of the applicants were ordinary people with no political background{{cite web|title=Iran elects: Ahmadinejad may be disqualified, but his influence has staying power|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/ahmadinejad-set-influence-iran-elections-1111661521|date=24 April 2017|access-date=29 April 2017|work=Middle East Eye|author=Mahan Abedin}} and clearly lacked the criteria cited in the article 115 of the constitution, which is being considered among "religious and political {{lang|fa|rejal}}" ("men" or "personalities", according to different interpretations).{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2017/05/iran-election-explainer-170503114917157.html|title=The most important 8 questions about Iran's elections|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=2017-05-17}} Many criticized the law, which allows almost anyone to register to run. Some intended to gain public attention, including political prisoners Mehdi Khazali and former MP Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi,a millionaire property developer applied from Australia Alireza Ahmadian and some women tried to challenge the judicial interpretation of word rejal as "men", most notably Azam Taleghani.{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/iranians-make-run-but-already-out-presidential-race/28428469.html|title=Iranians Make A Run For It, But They're Already Out of the Presidential Race|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|access-date=11 April 2017|date=15 April 2017}}

On 20 April 2017 the Guardian Council announced a list of 6 approved candidates. The list contains incumbent president Hassan Rouhani, incumbent vice president Eshaq Jahangiri, Astan Quds Razavi custodian Ebrahim Raisi, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Mostafa Mir-Salim and Mostafa Hashemitaba.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his vice president Hamid Baghaei were disqualified.{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-disqualified-iran-elections-170420190716061.html|title=Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 'disqualified' from Iran elections|date=20 April 2017|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=20 April 2017}} Ahmadinejad, who was advised by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei not to run for the election,{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/world/middleeast/iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-mahmoud-ahmadinejad.html|title=Iran's Supreme Leader Advises Ahmadinejad Not to Run for President|date=27 September 2016|access-date=14 January 2017|newspaper=The New York Times|last1=Erdbrink|first1=Thomas}} wrote a letter in September 2016 to him, pledging that he would not run.{{citation|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-ahmadinejad-2017-election/3527054.html|title=Iran Ex-president Ahmadinejad Says Won't Run in 2017|work=VOA|date=27 September 2016|access-date=1 January 2017}} On 11 February 2017, he officially declared that he would not back any candidate, however, in a video released on 19 March 2017 he announced his support for Hamid Baghaei{{citation|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/03/ahmadinejad-khamenei-baghaei-vp-candidacy-guardian-council.html|title=Ahmadinejad retakes spot on Iran's political stage, despite 'advice'|work=Al-Monitor|author=Saeid Jafari|date=30 March 2017|access-date=25 April 2017}} and surprised observers by himself registering to run.{{citation|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/04/iran-ahmadinejad-baghaei-candidacy-2017-presidential-vote.html|title=Ahmadinejad is running for president in Iran... again|work=Al-Monitor|author=Rohollah Faghihi|date=13 April 2017|access-date=25 April 2017}}

Mohammad Gharazi was also among those disqualified, despite being approved as a candidate in 2013.{{cite news|url=http://iran-times.com/1636-seek-to-become-president-of-islamic-rep/|title=1,636 seek to become president of Islamic Rep.|date=21 April 2017|work=Iran Times|author=Warren L. Nelson|access-date=21 April 2017}}

• On 15 May 2017, Ghalibaf withdrew and endorsed Ebrahim Raisi.{{cite web|title=Tehran mayor Ghalibaf withdraws candidacy in Iran's presidential candidacy|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/413460/Tehran-mayor-Ghalibaf-withdraws-candidacy-in-Iran-s-presidential|date=15 May 2017|access-date=15 May 2017|work=Tehran Times}}

In his statement, Ghalibaf accused current president Hassan Rouhani of financial mismanagement and asserted that he and his supporters were "revolutionary opportunists."{{cite web|title=Principlists Close Ranks Before Election Day|url=http://kayhan.ir/files/en/publication/pages/1396/2/25/868_6916.pdf|website=Kayhan International|access-date=May 16, 2017}} The statement read:

The fight against pseudo-revolutionary opportunists has become highly costly, because this current is gnawing at the roots of the Revolution like a termite...[They] are not only at odds with the intellectual fundaments of original revolutionaries, but also represent a current whose material interests are at risk.{{cite web|last1=Lucas|first1=Scott|title=Iran Daily: Election – Conservatives & Hardliners Move to Block Rouhani|url=http://eaworldview.com/2017/05/iran-daily-election-conservatives-hardliners-move-to-block-rouhani/|website=EA Worldview|date=16 May 2017|access-date=May 16, 2017}}

• On 16 May 2017, candidate Eshaq Jahangiri urged people to vote for Hassan Rouhani in his speech in Yasuj,{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82532348/|title=Presidential candidate urges people to vote for Rouhani|date=16 May 2017|access-date=16 May 2017|agency=Islamic Republic News Agency}} and dropped out of the race and endorsed Hassan Rouhani in his speech in Shiraz.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

{{see also|Hassan Rouhani 2017 presidential campaign|Ebrahim Raisi 2017 presidential campaign|Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 2017 presidential campaign|Mostafa Mir-Salim 2017 presidential campaign|Mostafa Hashemitaba 2017 presidential campaign}}

{{main|2017 Iranian presidential election debates}}

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) provides each candidate with 210 minutes for campaign talks on TV,{{cite web|title=TV announces program for presidential candidates|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/411145/TV-announces-program-for-presidential-candidates|date=16 February 2017|access-date=11 April 2017|work=Tehran Times}} and there would be three debate sessions on politics, economics, and social pressing issues aired on Channel 1.{{cite web|title=IRIB to air presidential debates live|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/124536/IRIB-to-air-presidential-debates-live|date=3 April 2017|access-date=11 April 2017|work=Mehr News Agency}} On 20 April 2017, Election Campaign Monitoring Commission announced that there would be no live debates and it will broadcast prerecorded,{{cite web|title=Iran bans live election debates|url=http://al-monitor.com/pulse/afp/2017/04/iran-vote-television.html|date=20 April 2017|access-date=20 April 2017|work=Al-Monitor|archive-date=29 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129104240/https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/afp/2017/04/iran-vote-television.html|url-status=dead}} however, after vast criticism from candidates and Iranian people the commission revoked its decision two days later.{{cite web|title=Iran to air live presidential debate Friday|url=http://iran-daily.com/News/191385.html|date=22 April 2017|access-date=23 April 2017|work=Iran Daily}} Candidates are scheduled to air dedicated programmes on IRIB TV channels and radio stations, 555 minutes for each per candidate, and a sum of 1,470 minutes including the debates.{{cite news|url=http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/687692/1470-%D8%AF%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%82%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C|title=1,470 Minutes For Each Candidate|date=23 April 2017|access-date=23 April 2017|language=fa|work=Tabnak}}

The election was characterised for usage of populist practices{{citation|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-business-and-markets/64221/iran-presidential-vote-overshadowed-by-populism|title=Iran Presidential Vote Overshadowed By Populism|work=Financial Tribune|access-date=12 May 2017|date=11 May 2017|author=Mohammad Affianian}}{{citation|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/05/iran-presidential-election-puts-populism-test-170510072945886.html|title=Iran's presidential election puts populism to the test|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=12 May 2017|date=10 May 2017|author=Roxane Farmanfarmaian}} and mudslinging.{{citation|url=https://www.ft.com/content/f656dc42-3557-11e7-bce4-9023f8c0fd2e|title=Powerful Qom clergy fear loss of influence as Iran election nears|work=Financial Times|location=London|access-date=12 May 2017|date=12 May 2017|author=Najmeh Bozorgmehr}} The conservatives launched smear campaigns against the reformist-backed candidate Hassan Rouhani, while he initially refrained from campaigning in this way. Rouhani later changed strategy by simply attacking his rivals{{citation|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-rouhani-change-tactics-presidential-election.html|title=Iran's Rouhani shifts strategy in presidential race|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=12 May 2017|date=9 May 2017|author=Rohollah Faghihi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513090545/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-rouhani-change-tactics-presidential-election.html|archive-date=13 May 2017|url-status=dead}} and the incumbent administration used fearmongering tactics to encourage people to vote.{{citation|url=http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/economic-fears-dominate-the-minds-of-iranian-voters|title=Iran state TV declares incumbent Rouhani winner in vote for second term|work=The National|access-date=12 May 2017|date=7 May 2017|author=Majid Rafizadeh}}

Social media was traditionally a tool for the reformists to campaign, but the presence of conservatives during the election was unprecedented in Iranian political history.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-election-social-media-idUSKCN18C1SR|author=Babak Dehghanpisheh|editor=Peter Graff|title=Iran hardliners join social media free-for-all before vote|date=16 May 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=16 May 2017}}

File:Third Iranian debate, 2017 election 04.jpg

Telegram instant messaging service, the most widely used messaging application in Iran, reportedly has more than 45 million users in a country of nearly 80 million as of April 2016.{{cite web|url=http://al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/04/iran-social-media-telegram-app-restrictions-elections-2017.html|author=Arash Karami|title=Iranian government confronts Telegram as election approaches|date=13 April 2017|website=Al-Monitor|access-date=1 March 2016}} It serves as a platform for Iranians to express their political opinions{{citation|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-telegram-iran-20170313-story.html|title=Telegram was the app where Iranians talked politics, Then the government caught on|author=Melissa Etehad|work=Los Angeles Times|date=13 March 2017|access-date=7 May 2017}} and played an important role in the campaigns for the elections held in 2016 for Parliament and Assembly of Experts.{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2016/02/25/iran-elections-telegram-app/|author=Christopher Miller|title=Messaging app Telegram is shaking up Iran's elections|date=26 February 2016|website=Mashable|access-date=1 March 2016}} Twitter is blocked in Iran, however, Iranians use proxies to tweet and those that create a buzz, then travel to Telegram channels, where "they can potentially reach a much wider audience" according to BBC.{{citation|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39947080|title=Iran's Instagram election sees rivals battle on social media|author=Leyla Khodabakhshi|publisher=BBC|date=17 May 2017|access-date=17 May 2017}}

Two months before election, Iranian Judiciary arrested some pro-Hassan Rouhani Telegram channel administrators for "crimes against public morals and publishing obscenity”.

The campaigners also heavily used Instagram and its feature of airing live videos to stream real-time campaign developments.{{citation|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-07/social-media-trumps-censors-in-iran-as-election-race-heats-up|title=Social Media Skirts Censors in Iran as Election Race Heats Up|author=Ladane Nasseri|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=7 May 2017|access-date=7 May 2017}}

{{Cquote|text=Rouhani and I are side-by-side.|author=Eshaq Jahangiri|float=right}}

President Rouhani's ally and first vice president Eshaq Jahangiri stood in the election to support him during the campaign and in TV debates,{{cite web|title=Rouhani in, Ahmadinejad out as Iran Guardians pick vote candidates|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20170420-rouhani-ahmadinejad-out-iran-guardians-pick-vote-candidates|date=20 April 2017|access-date=20 April 2017|work=France24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421013340/http://www.france24.com/en/20170420-rouhani-ahmadinejad-out-iran-guardians-pick-vote-candidates|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}} being called as a 'fender' or 'cover candidate' by Iranian media,{{cite web|title=Vice President Jahangiri to run beside President Rouhani in election, defending and fending for him|url=http://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/04/20/vice-president-jahangiri-run-beside-president-rouhani-election-defending-fending/|date=20 April 2017|access-date=20 April 2017|work=The Iran Project}} who will possibly withdraw in support of the incumbent president.{{cite web|title=Rouhani Enters Iran Election Race Focused on His Economic Record|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-04-16/rouhani-enters-iran-election-race-focused-on-his-economic-record|date=16 April 2017|access-date=20 April 2017|publisher=Bloomberg News|author1=Golnar Motevalli|author2=Ladane Nasseri}} The idea was allegedly recommended by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was a key backer of Rouhani before his death in January 2017. Another reason cited for the nomination was to have an 'alternative candidate' in case the Guardian Council disqualified Rouhani{{citation|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/04/iran-elections-principlists-ghalibaf-raisi-jamna-consensus.html|title=Is Tehran's mayor lobbying to be only conservative candidate?|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=18 April 2017|date=18 April 2017|author=Rohollah Faghihi}} or raise his profile for a bid in 2021 election.{{cite news|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/afp/2017/04/iran-politics-vote-politics-politics.html|title=Iran election sign-up closes with mayor's last-minute entry|publisher=Al-Monitor|access-date=18 April 2017|date=15 April 2017|agency=Agence France-Presse}}

Jahangiri withdrew in favor of Rouhani on 16 May 2017.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Candidate Mostafa Hashemitaba released a statement on 15 May 2017 and endorsed Rouhani, but refused to quit the race. He said he "will vote for the current president to help extension of this government's constructive approach".{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82530723/|title=Presidential candidate says he will vote for Rouhani|date=15 May 2017|access-date=15 May 2017|agency=Islamic Republic News Agency}}

File:Ebrahim Raisi and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at Tehran Mosalla.jpg, 16 May 2017]]

{{further|Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces}}

Among the approved candidates, Ebrahim Raisi, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Mostafa Mir-Salim were regarded as figures of the conservative camp, which intended to bring one single candidate for the election.{{citation|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/04/iran-presidential-elections-conservative-jamna-raisi-mesbah.html|title=Iranian conservative coalition at risk of collapse|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=11 April 2017|date=20 April 2017|author=Rohollah Faghihi}} Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces (JAMNA), the umbrella organization established to introduce one single consensus candidate for the conservatives finally endorsed both Raisi and Ghalibaf, and it was unclear if any of them would drop out in favor of a fellow conservative.{{citation|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/04/iran-principlists-jamna-primary-consensus-five-candidates.html|title=As Iran's election nears, cracks appear in conservative camp|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=20 April 2017|date=20 April 2017|author=Saeid Jafari}}

On 15 May 2017, Ghalibaf gave up his bid in favor of Raisi.

Islamic Coalition Party released a statement on 18 May 2017, announcing it supports Raisi's bid for presidency following the withdrawal of Mostafa Mir-Salim,{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/19/c_136296050.htm|title=Iran's presidential hopeful drops bid to back Raisi|agency=Xinhua News Agency|access-date=19 May 2017|date=19 May 2017|author=Hassan Rouhvand}}{{dead link|date=July 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} despite the fact that Mir-Salim denied that he is withdrawing from the race.{{citation|url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/iran-news-round-up/iran-news-round-up-may-19-2017|title=Iran News Round Up|work=Critical Threats|access-date=19 May 2017|date=19 May 2017|author=Marie Donovan}}

• Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran supported Ghalibaf before his dropout.{{citation|url=http://donya-e-eqtesad.com/SiteKhan/1194100|title=Will Ghalibaf Run Independent?|work=Donya-e Eqtesad|date=11 April 2017|access-date=24 April 2017|language=fa}}

; Religious communities

• The Armenian community of Iran maintained 'positive neutrality' and made no common decision on endorsing any candidate.{{citation|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/889289|title=Positive Neutrality: No Common Endorsement From Iran's Armenian Community For Upcoming Presidential Election|work=Armenpress|date=4 May 2017|access-date=4 May 2017}}
• The Iranian Sunni community were inclined to re-elect Hassan Rouhani according to Molavi Abdul Hamid, leading Sunni figure who has endorsed Rouhani.{{citation|url=https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-sunnis-election-rouhani-abdol-hamid-zahedan-kurdish/28486347.html|title=Cleric Says Most Sunnis Voting For Rouhani|work=Radio Farda|date=15 May 2017|access-date=15 May 2017}} Strategic Council of Iran's Ahl Sunnah (RĀSĀ){{citation|url=http://www.isna.ir/news/96022414901/%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C|title=Strategic Council of Iran's Ahl Sunnah and Molavi Abdul Hamid Support Hassan Rouhani|work=ISNA|date=14 May 2017|access-date=15 May 2017|language=fa}} and the Sunni fraction in the Iranian Parliament{{citation|url=http://www.isna.ir/news/96022516126/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C|title=Majlis Ahl Sunnah Fraction Declared Supporting Rouhani|work=ISNA|date=15 May 2017|access-date=15 May 2017|language=fa}} expressed support for him.

; Exiled opposition

• Six exiled Kurdish opposition organizations declared in a joint statement that they would boycott the election. They include the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Komala, the Kurdistan Communist Party, the Kurdistan Struggle Organization, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and the Iranian Kurdistan Communist organization.{{citation|url=http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/28042017|title=Iran's Kurdish opposition call for boycott of May elections|work=Rudaw|date=28 April 2017|access-date=4 May 2017}} Their call was mostly ignored among Kurds in Iran, however. The turnout of the election was 58% in Kordestan Province, around 70% in West Azerbaijan, over 75% in Kermanshah province and over 80% in Ilam province.{{cite web|url=http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/21052017|title=High Kurdish turnout in Iran elections despite opposition boycott}}
• Exiled People's Mujahedin of Iran and its front NCRI boycott the election.{{citation|url=http://www.vocativ.com/428898/from-outside-iran-opposition-calls-for-election-boycott/|title=From Outside Iran, Opposition Calls For Election Boycott|work=Vocativ|date=11 May 2017|access-date=11 May 2017|author=Gilad Shiloach}}
• Reza Pahlavi, leader of the National Council of Iran and pretender to Iran's deposed throne labeled the election a "deception" and called on Iranians to boycott it.{{citation|url=https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-election-fraud-boycott-reza-pahlavi-statement/28480068.html|title=Prince Reza Pahlavi Calls Iran Election 'Fraud'|work=Radio Farda|date=11 May 2017|access-date=13 May 2017}}

{{main|Opinion polling for the 2017 Iranian presidential election}}

File:Opinion polling for the Iranian presidential election, 2017.png

{{see also|2017 Iranian local elections}}

Voting started at 08:00 on Friday, 29 May 2017 and took place at 63,429 polling stations across Iran, as well as around 14,000 mobile ballot boxes. It involved around 1.5 million executive forces and monitors, 350,000 security forces, 70,000 inspectors, and around 100,000 representatives of local governors.{{Citation|date=19 May 2017|title=Polls Open in Iran Presidential Election|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/05/19/1412037/polls-open-in-iran-presidential-election|publisher=Tasnim News Agency|access-date=21 May 2017}} After a "huge rush" of citizens to vote,{{Citation|author=Josie Ensor|date=19 May 2017|title=Iran polls kept open as 'huge rush' turns out to vote in presidential election|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/19/iran-polls-kept-open-huge-rush-turns-vote-presidential-election/|work=The Telegraph|access-date=21 May 2017}} the polling time was extended for several extra hours until midnight which is the latest possible time allowed by the law.{{Citation|date=19 May 2017|title=Voting extended for last time until midnight|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/125441/Voting-extended-for-last-time-until-midnight|publisher=Mehr News Agency|access-date=21 May 2017}}

Among the citizens eligible to vote in the election, about 2.5 million lived abroad and the elections were held in 103 countries, including the United States.{{cite news|url=http://www7.irna.ir/en/News/82506608/|title=Iran's presidential elections to be held in 103 countries|agency=Islamic Republic News Agency|date=26 April 2017|access-date=29 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822154807/http://www7.irna.ir/en/News/82506608/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-08-22}}

Canada, which hosts at least 400,000 Iranians, does not have diplomatic relations with Iran, a situation which hindered participation of Iranian citizens.{{cite news|url=http://www.iran-daily.com/News/191572.html|title=Iranians can vote presidential elections in 103 states: Foreign Ministry|newspaper=Iran Daily|date=26 April 2017|access-date=29 April 2017}} However, some traveled to the United States in order to vote.{{Cite news|last=Mojtahedi|first=Negar|orig-year=19 May 2017|date=20 May 2017|title=Iranian-Canadians drive to U.S. for only option to vote in Iran election|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3464927/iranian-canadians-drive-to-u-s-in-only-option-to-vote-in-iran-election/|publisher=Global News|access-date=21 May 2017}}

During the elections, several Iranian analysts and officials warned of a possible foreign electoral intervention.

The head of Iran's judicial system, Sadeq Larijani, warned that Iran's enemies made a "huge investment" to undermine and exploit the elections: "The enemies may want to deal a blow to the Iranian political system during the elections".{{citation|url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/iran-news-round-up/iran-news-roundup-april-21-2017|title=Judiciary Head warns of enemy interference in elections|series=Iran News Round Up|publisher=Critical Threats Analysts|date=21 April 2017|access-date=23 April 2017}}

On 20 April 2017 Rustam Minnikhanov – President of Tatarstan and Vladimir Putin's envoy, met with candidate Ebrahim Raisi in Mashhad in Raisi's capacity as Head of Astan Quds Razavi. MP Alireza Rahimi questioned the meeting and asked for explanations about the reasons for it, citing alleged Russian interference in 2016 U.S. election. "The recent meeting raises the suspicion of interference in the elections, which is not appropriate", he said.{{citation|url=https://en.radiozamaneh.com/articles/hardliner-candidates-meetings-stir-new-political-speculations-in-iran/|title=Hardliner Candidate's Meetings Stir New Political Speculations in Iran|work=Radio Zamaneh|date=24 April 2017|access-date=24 April 2017}}; {{citation|url=http://www.iran-newspaper.com/newspaper/page/6478/3/180747/0|title=Explanation About the Meeting of Raisi and Putin's Special Envoy|work=Iran Daily|language=fa}}{{citation|url=http://al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/04/iran-tatarstan-president-raisi-meeting-russia-interference.html|title=Is Putin interfering in Iran's presidential elections?|work=Al-Monitor|date=26 April 2017|access-date=27 April 2017|author=Rohollah Faghihi}}

According to the official Islamic Republic News Agency, Minnikhanov also met vice president Eshaq Jahangiri in Tehran one day earlier, discussing bilateral relations.{{cite news|url=http://www8.irna.ir/en/News/82499290/|title=Veep: West sanctions created suitable opportunity for Iran, Russia to develop ties|agency=Islamic Republic News Agency|date=19 April 2017|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424091453/http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82499290/|archive-date=24 April 2017|url-status=dead}}

According to final results, 41,366,085 voted from a registered electorate of 56,410,234. Turnout was 73.33%. The Ministry of Interior announced results gradually after midnight (local time), after polls closed. Final results were announced on 8 June 2017.{{cite news|title=Final results of presidential election by province and county|url=https://www.moi.ir/Portal/home/?news/469742/469971/497969/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B5%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C|access-date=8 June 2017|agency=Ministry of Interior|language=fa|date=8 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010165111/https://www.moi.ir/Portal/home/?news%2F469742%2F469971%2F497969%2F%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B5%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C|archive-date=10 October 2017|url-status=dead}}

{{Election results

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|cand2=Ebrahim Raisi|party2=Combatant Clergy Association|votes2=15835794

|cand3=Mostafa Mir-Salim|party3=Islamic Coalition Party|votes3=478267

|cand4=Mostafa Hashemitaba|party4=Executives of Construction Party|votes4=214441

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|electorate=56410234

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The table below displays the official vote tallies by province:

The table below displays the official vote tallies by country:

File:Iranian presidential election, 2017 by province (shaded).svg|Iranian presidential election, 2017 by province (shaded)

File:Iranian presidential election, 2017 by province (Pie Chart).svg|Iranian presidential election, 2017 by province. The size of each pie chart is proportional to the total votes of each province.

File:Cartogram of Iran.svg|Iranian presidential election, 2017 by province. The area of each province is proportional to the number of its total votes.

File:Iranian presidential election, 2017 by county (shaded).svg|Iranian presidential election, 2017 by county

File:Rouhani.svg|Votes received by Rouhani per province and county

File:Raisi.svg|Votes received by Raisi per province and county

File:Iran Treemap election.svg|Iranian presidential election, 2017 by province. The size of each province is proportional to its population.

File:Iranian presidential election, 2017 (Bar Chart).svg|Result of the Iranian presidential election, 2017 (Bar chart)

File:Iranian presidential election, 2017 (Pie Chart).svg|Result of the Iranian presidential election, 2017 (Pie chart)

File:Iranian presidential election, 2017 (Voter Turnout).svg|Voter turnout by each province

File:Method-draw-image (1).svg|Overseas Diaspora Votes for 2017 Iranian Presidential Election

File:Rouhani re-election celebrations in Tehran 16.jpg, Tehran]]

Tens of thousands of supporters of President Hassan Rouhani poured into the streets of Tehran to celebrate the incumbent's re-election.{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article151697517.html|title=The Latest: Celebrations across Tehran after Rouhani win|date=20 May 2017|work=Miami Herald|access-date=24 May 2017}} The Tehran Stock Exchange rallied after the election results came out, extending a recent winning streak to close almost 1% higher at its highest level in three months.{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/20/iran-elections-president-rouhani-wins-2nd-term-238632/|title=Iran's Rouhani wins 2nd term by a wide margin|date=20 May 2017|work=Politico|access-date=24 May 2017}}

On 21 May 2017, Ebrahim Raisi wrote a letter to the Guardian Council, objecting to the results.{{cite news|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-conservatives-raisi-protest-vote-results-3-million-vote.html|title=Iran's conservatives question election results|date=23 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|author=Rohollah Faghihi|work=Al-Monitor}}

• Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a message commending the Iranian people for their "massive and epic" turnout in the country's twin elections: "The winner of yesterday's elections, is you, the Iranian people, and the Islamic establishment, which has managed to win the increasing trust of this big nation despite the enemies' plot and effort."{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} He did not congratulate Rouhani, contrarily to what had done following the previous election in 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/iran-hassan-rouhani-president-election-victory-second-term-ebrahim-raisi-a7745996.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/iran-hassan-rouhani-president-election-victory-second-term-ebrahim-raisi-a7745996.html|archive-date=2022-05-01|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Iran: Hassan Rouhani warns Trump over 'humiliation and threats' after being re-elected as president in landslide victory|date=20 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|author=Kim Sengupta|work=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}
• Among lost candidates, Mostafa Mir-Salim and Mostafa Hashemitaba both congratulated Rouhani on his reelection,{{cite news|url=http://www.iran-daily.com/News/193157.html|title=Rouhani reelected|date=20 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|work=Iran Daily}} but Ebrahim Raisi did not.{{cite news|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-rouhani-reelection-raisi-letter-complaint-guardian.html|title=In wake of Rouhani's win, conservative rivals vow to remain on scene|date=21 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|author=Arash Karami|work=Al-Monitor}} Rouhani was also congratulated by withdrawn candidates Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf{{cite news|url=https://ifpnews.com/exclusive/qalibaf-congratulates-rouhani/|title=Qalibaf Congratulates Rouhani on People's 'Epic' Turnout|date=22 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|work=Iran Front Page}} and Eshaq Jahangiri.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/world/iran-president-hassan-rouhani-wins-re-election-with-57-majority-4665169/|title=Iran: President Hassan Rouhani wins re-election with 57 per cent majority|date=20 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|work=The Indian Express}}
• Hassan Rouhani made the following remarks in a televised speech following the announcement of his election victory: "Iranians clearly and explicitly sent their message to the world through the Friday elections", adding "Our nation wants to live in peace and friendship with the world, but at the same time, it will accept no humiliation or threat."{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
• Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani{{cite news|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/125502/Larijani-felicitates-Rouhani-on-re-election|title=Larijani felicitates Rouhani on re-election|work=Mehr News Agency|access-date=24 May 2017|date=21 May 2017}} and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82538980/|title=Senior security official congratulates Rouhani's re-election|date=22 May 2017|agency=Islamic Republic News Agency}} congratulated Rouhani on his reelection to the office.
• Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said: "We derive stability not from 'coalitions', but from our people, who – unlike many – do vote. Iranians must be respected and are ready to engage."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/20/iran-hassan-rouhani-set-for-landslide-in-huge-victory-for-reformists|title=Iran: Hassan Rouhani set for landslide in huge victory for reformists|date=20 May 2017}} There were some reports that Donald Trump wanted to create a Sunni 'coalition' in the Arab world against Iran during his visit to Saudi Arabia, where elections are an anomaly.{{cite news|last1=Bozorgmehr|first1=Najmeh|last2=England|first2=Andrew|title=Rouhani wins Iran's presidential election|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ca521252-3d35-11e7-9d56-25f963e998b2|date=20 May 2017|work=Financial Times|location=London}}

• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: On 7 March 2017, IRGC commander-in-chief Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari said "Like in the past, nobody in the IRGC, neither the guards nor the commanders, is permitted to interfere in the elections politically or factionally and to discredit the candidates".{{cite web|title=IRGC Staff Forbidden to Interfere in Election: Commander|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/03/07/1348569/irgc-staff-forbidden-to-interfere-in-election-commander|date=7 March 2017|access-date=1 May 2017|work=Tasnim News Agency}} On 1 May 2017, Deputy IRGC Commander for Political Affairs Gen. Rasoul Sanaei told press that IRGC "will not support any candidate in the May 19 presidential election".{{cite web|title=IRGC Not to Support Any Presidential Candidate|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/national/63511/irgc-not-to-support-any-presidential-candidate|date=1 May 2017|access-date=1 May 2017|work=Financial Tribune}}

;Supranational

• {{flag|United Nations}} – Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, speaking to reporters on Monday evening in New York, said Guterres' message includes a willingness to maintain cooperation with Iran on issues of mutual interest.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82542085/|title=UN secretary-general congratulates Rouhani on his reelection|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|European Union}} – High Representative Federica Mogherini congratulated Rouhani on his victory: "Iranians took passionately part to political life of their country".{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/FedericaMog?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor|title=Mogherini congratulated Rouhani|date=20 May 2017}}

;States

• {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} – President Ashraf Ghani, on behalf of the Afghan people and government, congratulated the people and government of Iran on Rouhani's re-election.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82539585/|title=Afghan President congratulates Rouhani|date=20 May 2017}} Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah also congratulated the re-election of Rouhani in Iran's election.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82538827/|title=Chief Executive of Afghan government congratulates Rouhani|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Armenia}} – President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on his re-election.{{cite news|url=https://news.am/eng/news/391096.html|title=Armenia president congratulates Rouhani|date=20 May 2017}} Karekin II, the Armenians' religious leader sent a congratulatory message to President Hassan Rouhani on his reelection. "With your leadership, the fatithful Iranian people would pursue their advances towards their country's development and progress," his message reads.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82540260/|title=Armenian religious leader congratulates Rouhani on re-election|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Azerbaijan}} – President Ilham Aliyev congratulated his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as president.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82538652/|title=Azerbaijan President congratulates Rouhani on re-election|date=20 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Canada}} – Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said her country "welcomes President Rouhani's commitment to continue implementing Iran's nuclear obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and to improve the lives of ordinary Iranians."{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2017/05/statement_by_ministerofforeignaffairsonoutcomeofiranianelections.html|title=Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs on outcome of Iranian elections|date=May 20, 2017|access-date=May 21, 2017|website=Global Affairs Canada}}
• {{flag|China}} – President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as president, which will give him a second four-year term.{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/20/c_136300924.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520141225/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/20/c_136300924.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 20, 2017|title=Xi congratulates Rouhani on re-election as Iranian president|date=20 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Croatia}} – President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic sent a congratulatory message to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as president.{{cite news|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/413636/World-officials-continue-congratulating-Rouhani|title=World officials continue congratulating Rouhani|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Cuba}} – President Raúl Castro congratulated Rouhani on his re-election to the top executive post. Castro also underlined the expansion of mutual cooperation between the two countries.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82543809/|title=Castro congratulates Rouhani on re-election|date=24 May 2017}}
• {{flag|France}} – President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Rouhani for his re-election and said this reinforced the hope his government would apply the international nuclear agreement, his office said in a statement.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-election-france-idUSKCN18G0XO|title=France says Rouhani re-election strengthens hope of Iran nuclear deal application|date=21 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Georgia}} – President Giorgi Margvelashvili congratulated the victory of Hassan Rouhani in the election: "I am confident that by your excellent management, the outlook for the expansion of ties between Tehran and Tbilisi is bright, and I am waiting for a visit to reach such goal".{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82541148/|title=Georgian president congratulates Iranian counterpart on re-election|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Germany}} – Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel congratulated Rouhani on his re-election as president, stressing closer cooperation between Germany and Iran.{{cite news|url=http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/9603872-sigmar-gabriel-gabriel-iranischem-praesidenten-rohani-wiederwahl|title=Gabriel gratuliert iranischem Präsidenten Rohani zur Wiederwahl|date=20 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Hungary}} – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated Hassan Rouhani on his re-election. In his message to Rouhani, Orbán said: "I assure you that Hungarian government will continue high-level negotiations with Iran to reinforce economic cooperation and promote ties between the two countries."{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82542758/|title=Hungarian PM congratulates Rouhani's re-election|date=24 May 2017}}
• {{flag|India}} – Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Rouhani on his re-election, calling to strengthen relations with Iran.{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/865917225877741568|title=Modi congratulated Rouhani|date=20 May 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/865917358824542208|title=Modi congratulated Rouhani|date=20 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Iraq}} – According to the official statement of the Iraqi government office, the Iraqi president Fuad Masum offered his warmest wishes and congratulated Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as the Iranian president.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82539252/|title=Iraqi president congratulates Rouhani on re-electiondate=21 May 2017}} Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi also congratulated President Rouhani for being re-elected as president of Iran and stressed that Iraq has good relations with all the neighboring countries.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82542827/|title=Iraqi PM congratulates Rouhani on re-election|date=24 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Israel}} – Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, in an interview published on 11 April 2017, said "I wouldn’t be surprised if during the Iranian election on May 19, somebody assassinates the president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani”.{{cite web|author=Jack Moore|title=Israel's Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman 'Wouldn't Be Surprised' if Iran's Rouhani is assassinated in May Election|url=http://www.newsweek.com/israels-lieberman-no-surprise-if-irans-rouhani-assassinated-may-election-582273|date=11 April 2017|access-date=11 April 2017|work=Newsweek}}
• {{flag|Italy}} – President Sergio Mattarella congratulated Rouhani on the occasion of re-election to the top government post, in a message: "I am willing to give my sincerest congratulations in my name and Italy's for the important results achieved in the elections, and I wish success for you in the second term in office".{{cite news|url=https://www3.irna.ir/en/News/82540028/|title=Italian president congratulates Rouhani on re-election|date=22 May 2017|access-date=22 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522230714/http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82540028/|archive-date=22 May 2017|url-status=dead}} Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni congratulated Rouhani in a message on his Twitter account.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82538693/|title=Italian PM congratulates Rouhani on re-election|date=21 May 2017}} He also expressed confidence in friendship between the two nations and in relations between them. Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, congratulating the victory of Hassan Rouhani, underlined Italy's support for the JCPOA.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82538810/|title=Italian FM congratulates Rouhani, supports JCPOA|date=21 May 2017}} Matteo Renzi, former Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Democratic Party, called the result of Iran's election "important" and added that victory of Iran's reformists is fundamental to the Middle East region.
• {{flag|Japan}} – Prime Minister Shinzō Abe congratulated Rouhani on his election victory, voicing hope that the Iranian president will continue to play a constructive role for peace and prosperity in the Middle East.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} Abe said he was looking forward to working with Rouhani on bolstering cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo in various fields. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida also sent a similar congratulatory message to the Iranian president.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
• {{flag|Kazakhstan}} – President Nursultan Nazarbayev in a message congratulated Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as the president of Iran. He also hoped that Rouhani's re-election will help promote bilateral ties between Iran and Kazakhstan, as before.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82539043/|title=Kazakh president congratulates Iranian counterpart on re-election|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Kuwait}} – Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent separate messages of felicitation to Rouhani.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
• {{flag|Lebanon}} – President Michel Aoun congratulated Rouhani on his re-election, wishing him well during his second term in office: "The world looks forward to continuing the approach of openness and dialogue that you have called for in order to fortify the region from the dangers that beset it". Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri also applauded Rouhani on his presidential victory.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/May-20/406591-speaker-berri-congratulates-rouhani-on-re-election.ashx|title=Lebanese officials congratulate Iran's Rouhani on re-election|date=21 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Netherlands}} – Prime Minister Mark Rutte congratulated President Hassan Rouhani on his re-election in a message. He highlighted Iran's significant role in regional developments and called for deepening bilateral relations between Tehran and Amsterdam.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82544907/|title=Holland PM congratulates Rouhani on his reelection|date=26 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Nicaragua}} – President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo extended their congratulations to Rouhani, on his re-election as President of Iran.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82540463/|title=Nicaraguan President congratulates Rouhani on reelection|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Norway}} – Foreign minister Borge Brende welcomed the re-election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Brende echoed the sentiment of Germany's Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, who said Rouhani's re-election sends a message that Iran could be serious about instituting reforms.
• {{flag|Oman}} – Omani King Sultan Qaboos cabled a message on Saturday to congratulate President Hassan Rouhani on his re-election for a second term. He wished for his successful tenure as the country's president.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82538719/|title=Omani king congratulates President Rouhani over his re-election|date=21 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Qatar}} – Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar issued a message congratulating President Rouhani on his return to the office. Prime Minister of Qatar Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani as well as Deputy Emir of the Arab state Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani also cabled separate messages to felicitate President Hassan Rouhani on his victory.{{cite news|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/125508/Qatari-Emir-commends-Rouhani-on-victory-in-election|title=Qatari Emir commends Rouhani on victory in election|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Russia}} – President Vladimir Putin congratulated Rouhani and called for deeper ties between Moscow and Tehran.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.ug/putin-congratulates-irans-rouhani-re-election/|title=Putin congratulates Iran's Rouhani on re-election|date=20 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Singapore}} – President Tony Tan Keng Yam congratulated Rouhani on his reelection and said: "Your strong electoral mandate reflects the high level of trust the Iranian people have in you and your tireless efforts to reintegrate Iran into the international community and global economy."{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82542032/|title=Singaporean president congratulates Rouhani on his reelection|date=23 May 2017}}
• {{flag|South Africa}} – President Jacob Zuma congratulated the President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, on his re-election for a second term. Zuma said South Africa looks forward to working with Iran under President Rouhani to consolidate relations and implement existing agreements.{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201705220938.html|title=South Africa: President Zuma Congratulates Iranian President|date=21 May 2017}}
• {{flag|South Korea}} – The Government of the Republic of Korea congratulated Rouhani on his re-election and expressed hope that "Iran plays a more constructive role in the international community, moves towards prosperity and development, and promotes its friendship with the ROK in a mutually beneficial way".{{cite news|url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/engreadboard.jsp%3FtypeID=12%26boardid=302%26seqno=318455%26tableName=TYPE_ENGLISH/|title=MOFA Spokesperson's Statement on Outcome of Presidential Election in Iran|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Spain}} – Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy congratulated the re-election of Rouhani in a message: "I am confident that the two countries can help restore peace and stability to the Middle East region".{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82540043/|title=Spanish PM congratulates Rouhani on reelection|date=21 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Sri Lanka}} – President Maithripala Sirisena cabled a message to President Hassan Rouhani to congratulate his re-election as the country's president. In the message, he expressed the hope to witness bolstering of mutual relations during Rouhani's taking office.Sri Lankan president congratulates Rouhani on re-election, 24 May 2017
• {{flag|Syria}} – President Bashar al-Assad congratulated Rouhani. He wished Rouhani and the Iranian people more success, stressing the continuation of work and cooperation with Iran to enhance the security and stability of the two nations, the region and the world.{{cite news|url=http://sana.sy/en/?p=106570|title=President al-Assad congratulates Rouhani on re-election as Iranian President|date=20 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Tajikistan}} – President Emomali Rahmon congratulated his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on his re-election. President Rahmon wrote in a message: "Iran and Tajikistan enjoy excellent ties and beneficial cooperation in different fields, in the wake of their cultural and historic commonalities".{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82538876/|title=Tajik president congratulates Rouhani on re-election|date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Turkey}} – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated his Iranian counterpart Rouhani over his recent election victory, according to a presidential source. The two leaders who spoke over the phone also vowed to improve bilateral ties.{{cite news|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/politics/erdogan-congratulates-irans-rouhani-over-election-win/825371|title=Erdogan congratulates Iran's Rouhani over election win|date=24 May 2017}}
• {{flag|United Kingdom}} – Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson congratulated Rouhani, calling for the full implementation of the JCPOA.{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-congratulates-president-rouhani-on-his-re-election|title=Foreign Secretary congratulates President Rouhani on his re-election|date=20 May 2017}}
• {{flag|United States}} – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Rouhani to end the country's ballistic missile tests, human rights abuses and what he called its "sponsorship of terrorism".{{cite web|last1=Linge|first1=Mary|title=Tillerson calls out Iran over human rights, terror support|date=20 May 2017|url=https://nypost.com/2017/05/20/tillerson-calls-out-iran-over-human-rights-terror-support/|work=New York Post|access-date=22 May 2017}}
• {{flag|Vietnam}} – President Tran Dai Quang released a congratulated message to his Iranian counterpart Rouhani on his re-election. The Vietnamese president hailed the achievements made by the current government in foreign and domestic policies during the past four years.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82545020/|title=Vietnamese president congratulates Rouhani on re-election|date=26 May 2017}}

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