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May 22, 2017

Iran: President Hassan Rouhani Re-elected in Landslide Election
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In Iran, President Hassan Rouhani has been re-elected in a landslide.
Rouhani beat out his challenger, hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi, in
Friday's election, which saw huge turnout across the country. Rouhani is
credited with negotiating the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. He's now vowing to
work for the removal of non-nuclear sanctions levied against Iran. We'll
have more on the Iranian elections later in the broadcast.


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