Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential election against hardliner

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran's run-off presidential election on Saturday, besting hardliner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement of the country's mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential election against hardliner
An Iranian politician pumps his fist in the air as people crowd around him.

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran's run-off presidential election on Saturday, besting hardliner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement of the country's mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.