IRAN HOLDS RUNOFF PRESIDENTIAL VOTE PITTING HARD-LINER AGAINST REFORMIST AFTER RECORD LOW TURNOUT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is holding a runoff presidential election pitting a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker. Bothmenearlierstruggled to convince a skeptical public to cast ballots in the first round that saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. Government officials up to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei predicted a higher parti…