The story: Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has voiced concerns about voter turnout being low in the upcoming presidential elections this June. According to the minister, public opinion and Iranian society haven’t demonstrated any “sensitivity” to the upcoming ballot. Compared to the 2017 presidential elections, he stated that surveys indicate that the number of those willing to vote is two times less.

The coverage: Iran’s interior minister made the comments to a group of reporters after a summit with the governors of provinces on Jan. 25...