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Rouhani Wins Iranian Presidential Election
Hassan Rouhani has won a second term as president of Iran, beating his conservative challenger, Ebrahim Raisi.
Hassan Rouhani has won a second four-year term as president of Iran, with a decisive election victory. Mr Rouhani achieved 57% of the vote, easily beating his hardline conservative challenger, Ebrahim Raisi. We hear reactions from Tehran, London and Washington.
Also on the programme: Donald Trump travels to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip as president; and life as a brain surgeon.
(Image: Hassan Rouhani waves to supporters. Credit: Reuters)
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