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Polls close in first Iran election since historic nuclear deal

Polls have closed in Iran's parliamentary election, the first since the nation's landmark nuclear deal with world powers last year.

The vote is largely a referendum on moderate president Hassan Rouhani following last summer's historic nuclear agreement, which curbed Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions.

Iranians were also voting for the Assembly of Experts, a clerical body empowered to choose or dismiss the country's supreme leader.

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Counting underway as polls close in Iran

Counting is finally underway following extended polling in Iran Credit: REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIM

The counting of tens of millions of votes is underway in Iran this evening after the polls closed in the nation's first election since a landmark nuclear deal with world powers was struck last year.

Polling was extended five times and ran nearly six hours longer than originally planned due to a high turnout.

The twinned elections for parliament and the leadership body called the Assembly of Experts could be pivotal as experts suggest the outcome will have a "crucial impact" on where the country is heading.

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