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Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West

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Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian has promised to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Iran elects reformist president who promises to reach out to West (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West...

  2. NPR

    Reformist Pezeshkian wins in Iran's presidential runoff (opens NPR)

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    Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

  3. Triblive

    Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner Jalili (opens Triblive)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing th…

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in presidential runoff vote (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The 69-year-old former minister will serve for four years as the head of government for the Islamic Republic, and faces no shortage of challenges.

  5. KESQ Palm Springs

    Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, the country’s electoral authority said Saturday, defeating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote amid heightened tensions both domestically and internationally. Out of 30.

  6. Time

    Pezeshkian Wins Iran's Presidential Runoff Election (opens Time)

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    Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election on Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili.

  7. France 24

    Iranian reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins presidential election runoff (opens France 24)

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    Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, receiving over 16 million votes compared to Jalili's 13 million, the interior…

  8. Digital Journal

    Calling for better ties with West, Iran reformist wins presidency (opens Digital Journal)

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    Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against

  9. The Boston Globe

    Reformist candidate wins Iran’s presidential election (opens The Boston Globe)

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    After polls closed at midnight, turnout stood at about 50%, roughly 10 percentage points higher than in the first round, with about 30.5 million ballots cast, according to the Interior Ministry.

  10. Wyoming Public Media

    Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins in Iran's presidential runoff (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

  11. The Economist

    A reformer wanting a nuclear deal with America wins Iran’s election (opens The Economist)

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    Voters turned their backs on hardliners for Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate | Middle East & Africa

  12. NBC News

    Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili (opens NBC News)

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    Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili.

  13. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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  14. Los Angeles Times

    Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff election over hard-liner (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Iran election: Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won the Islamic Republic's runoff presidential vote, beating hard-liner Saeed Jalili.

  15. Bloomberg

    Iran Elects President Who Wants to Revive Nuclear Talks With West (opens Bloomberg)

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    Masoud Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old heart surgeon who wants to revive the nuclear deal with the West, was voted president of Iran following a snap election that underscored major challenges facing the country’s clerical leadership.

  16. The Guardian

    Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election (opens The Guardian)

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    Victory reflects deep dissatisfaction with direction of country and could bring greater cooperation with west

  17. Newsweek

    'Reformist' Masoud Pezeshkian Wins Iran Election in Blow to Ayatollah (opens Newsweek)

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    Massoud Pezeshkian has beaten Saeed Jalili at a tense time for relations between Tehran and the West.

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Pezeshkian wins Iranian election (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran's runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country's mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing t…

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Iran election: Moderate Pezeshkian leads early results (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Masoud Pezeshkian, a former health minister, is pitted against the hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. This presidential poll reportedly saw a higher turnout than the first round.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    Iran election: Moderate Pezeshkian wins presidential runoff (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Masoud Pezeshkian, a former health minister, was pitted against the hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. This presidential poll reportedly saw a higher turnout than the first round.

  21. Washington Times

    Reformist candidate narrowly leads hard-liner in early results from Iran’s election, state TV says (opens Washington Times)

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    Early results from Iran's presidential runoff election show reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian narrowly ahead of hard-liner Saeed Jalili, state television reported early Saturday.

  22. Fox News

    Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff election (opens Fox News)

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    Masoud Pezeshkian has beat Saeed Jalili to win Iran's presidential runoff election; Pezeshkian promised outreach to the West and to ease enforcement of Iran's headscarf law.

  23. CBS News

    Moderate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran (opens CBS News)

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    Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran's Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country.

  24. Al Jazeera

    World leaders congratulate Iran’s Pezeshkian on presidential election win (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Centrist Masoud Pezeshkian defeated challenger and hardliner Saeed Jalili in a run-off.

  25. PBS NewsHour

    Iran just elected its first reformist president in two decades. What’s next? (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian will ascend to the Iranian presidency in a delicate moment for the Islamic Republic, both on the world stage and within its borders. He faces a government still largely controlled by hard-line clerics, tension with the West over Iran’s nuclear program and domestic frustra…

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