Al-Monitor's Andrew Parasiliti details what viewers should be watching in the run-up to the Iranian presidential election on Friday. Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin urges warring parties in the Middle East to accept "peace proposals" and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel under a "mentally ill" Netanyahu has set its sights on Lebanon while top US officials are urging a diplomatic solution to prevent another Middle East crisis.

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