Iran elections have history of dark horses

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani .PHOTO|AFP

What you need to know:

  • "I looked back at the cables our embassy was sending out just a few weeks before the last election," said a Western diplomat in Tehran.
  • "None of them were predicting (Hassan) Rouhani would win," she laughed, referring to the current president.

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