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TEHRAN: Iran extended voting for a second time on Friday in an election expected to see conservatives loyal to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei cementing their grip on power as the country faces mounting US pressure over its nuclear programme. The 11th parliamentary ele­c­tion since the 1979 Isla­mic Revolution comes after a surge in tensions between Teh­ran and …

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