Besting hardliner, reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election

An Iranian politician pumps his fist in the air as people crowd around him.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hardliner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement of the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.

CBC | World News

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