Iran started voting for members of the 10th convocation of the Majlis and the 5th convocation of the Assembly of Experts.
53 thousand polling stations opened at 08.00am local time.
The citizens of the Islamic Republic started voting to elect 290 members of the Parliament and 88 members of the Assembly of Experts.
According to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the event will be covered by about 500 journalists, including almost 150 foreign journalists. 250 thousand police officers will provide security during elections in the Islamic Republic, TASS reports.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has cast one of the first votes. Then, during a brief press conference he called on "all Iranians to participate in the elections".