Iran Update, March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024 - ISW Press![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Israel-Hamas%20War%20Graphic_285.jpg?itok=G7dIlpcX)
Iranian hardline factions are expected to retain their majority in parliament. The majority of Tehran province’s 14 confirmed candidates were hardliners. Incumbent hardline Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was re-elected to parliament for Tehran province. Parliamentarians will vote for the next parliament speaker after run-off elections conclude in late April or early May. Forty-five candidates will compete in the run-off election.