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Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian extends lead in presidential election count | Iran

As vote counting continues in Iran’s presidential runoff election, reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian opened up a lead of more than 2 million votes over hardline candidate Saeed Jalili early Saturday. Supporters of Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and longtime lawmaker, took to the streets of Tehran and other cities before dawn, celebrating his widening lead over […]