Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential election

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Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and lawmaker promising outreach to the West, has won the presidential run-off, defeating his rival Saeed Jalili, state television reported and Interior Ministry confirmed. A vote count offered by authorities early on Saturday put Pezeshkian as the winner with 16.3 million votes to Jalili's 13.5 million in Friday's election. More than 61 million Iranians over