Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Relative moderate Masoud Pezeshkian urged people on Saturday to stick with him on 'the difficult road ahead' after beating a hardline rival to win Iran's presidential election.

Friday's run-off vote was between Pezeshkian, the sole moderate in the original field of four candidates, and hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili.

Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old cardiac surgeon, h