Iran vote winner could ease, but won't end, nuclear tensions: analysts
Masoud Pezeshkian's victory in Iran's presidential elections has given a rare boost to efforts for scaling down years of tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme, even with no indication of any upcoming breakthrough in the crisis.
Pezeshkian's defeat of ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili, a former chief nuclear negotiator whose intransigence and style made him notorious among Western diplomats, is a relief for European governments as they seek to maintain dialogue on the issue.
![Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian reacts after casting his ballot during the presidential runoff election, in which he was later declared the winner](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-07/6610bc116e23fcb565d2ad02dcb764f4983ed5a7.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=x6O7Z99y)