Iranians vote in parliamentary election, hardliners set to cement grip
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Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help hardline loyalists of the supreme leader cement their grip on power amid intensifying U.S. pressure over Iran’s nuclear program and simmering discontent over economic privations.