Voting underway in Iran elections with moderates forced to the sidelines

The Washington Post: Iranians headed to the polls Friday in parliament elections made easy for conservatives after sweeping bans that left many pro-reform candidates off the ballots, adding further political pressures on Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s pragmatist president.

The election once had the potential to be a bellwether between Rouhani’s moderate views — which helped pave the way for a nuclear accord with world powers — and hard-liners who oppose him.

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