Iran's Election

An Iranian woman holding her identification card waits to vote in Iran's presidential election at a mosque in Tehran June 17, 2005. Polls closed in Iran's presidential election on Friday four hours after the scheduled end of voting, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. Iran held a presidential election on Friday under international scrutiny over its nuclear programme, its rocky relationship with the U.S. and the direction the Islamic Republic will take after the presidency of reformist Mohammad Khatami. [photo: Morteza Nikoubazl - Reuters]