Campaigning Begins for Iran's Parliamentary Elections

Iranians got their first taste Thursday of the campaign for next week's parliamentary elections, pitting reformists and moderates against conservatives in polls that could shape the country's future over the next decade. Supporters of a coalition of reformists and backers of President Hassan Rouhani held their first joint rally in Tehran as thousands of candidates launched their campaigns. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in a public hall in central Tehran, chanting...

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