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During the tallying of results in the second round of presidential elections in Iran, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian’s lead over hardliner supporter Saeed Jalili has surged to over 2 million votes, according to AP. Supporters of Masoud Pezeshkian took to the streets of Tehran and other cities before dawn to celebrate his lead over Jalili. An election commission spokesperson stated that Pezeshkian garnered 12.7 million votes compared to Jalili’s 10.4 million. The spokesperson did not disclose the overall turnout as counting is ongoing. Iranians voted in a snap presidential election on Ju…

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