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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]
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Iranians holding their identity cards as they wait to cast their ballots during Iran’s 12th presidential election, at Shah Abdol Azim mosque in Tehran, Iran on 19 May, 2017 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency]