Raisi says the candidates are here to present their programs for people to decide. He said bringing up other issues is not appropriate.
Rohani stresses that morality is the foundation of education.
Rohani is now reacting to Qalibaf comment about an alleged "suspicious package" found in a building that belongs to a minister. He said Qalibaf made the claim before the issue was clarified.
Mirsalim criticized Qalibaf for not mentioning research.
Qalibaf says the education ministry is the most important department that plays a role in this sphere.
Tehran's Mayor Qalibaf is up first. He's asked about Iran's academic standing and ways to promote it.
The following is a tweet by a group of Rohani's supporters: "Mission impossible 2," it reads.
Here we go! The moderator first offered his condolences on the death of some 35 miners following an explosion in a mine in Golestan province.
The second debate is set to begin. Candidates are now listening to singing from the Koran.
The hard-line Afsaran.ir says on its Instagram account that some of the campaign posters of hard-line presidential candidate Ebrahimi Raisi have been destroyed in Mashhad.