Iran’s Voters Elect Their First Reformist President in Two Decades

Iran’s Voters Elect Their First Reformist President in Two Decades·The Wall Street Journal
Benoit Faucon
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Fear of a hard-line alternative drove higher turnout for a candidate who pledged to rein in the morality police and resume nuclear talks.

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