LIVE: Iran elections 2017 live coverage

#IranElections2017 Iranians are voting in a presidential contest which pits President Hassan Rouhani against a serious challenger, Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, in what is believed to be a close race. Some 63,500 polling stations opened at 08:00 local time (0330 GMT) Friday for long lines which had already formed around the country where more than 56 million are eligible to vote. Polls close at 18:00 (1330 GMT), but voting hours will most likely be extended as the country has seen in previous elections, amid e