Elections underway in Iran

Iranians stand in line at a polling station during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections in Qom, south of the capital Tehran.

(Ebrahim Noroozi / Associated Press)

Feb. 26, 2016 7:33 AM PT

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Voters are choosing a new parliament and Assembly of Experts, a clerical body that appoints the supreme leader. The elections mark the first test of the political mood since Iran’s nuclear deal with major world powers was reached in July. More than 4,800 candidates are running for 290 seats.

An Iranian man and a woman check the names of candidates from the list before voting for the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station in the holy city of Qom.

(Behrouz Mehri / AFP/Getty Images)

Iranian voters fill out their ballots as others line up to receive ballot papers during elections in a polling station in central Tehran.

(Vahid Salemi / Associated Press)

An Iranian woman displays her ink-stained finger after casting her ballot for both parliamentary elections and the Assembly of Experts at a polling station in Tehran.

(Atta Kenare / AFP/Getty Images)

An Iranian election official registers voters for parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station at Massoumeh shrine in the holy city of Qom.

(Behrouz Mehri / AFP/Getty Images)