Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign employed tactics including Facebook pages and a YouTube video clip. Above, some of his supporters cheer at a final rally in Tehran before the Friday vote. Associated PressVoting Extended As Iranians Pack Polling Stations -- Yahoo News/AP
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranians packed polling stations from boutique-lined streets in north Tehran to conservative bastions in the countryside Friday with a choice that's left the nation divided and on edge: keeping hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power or electing a reformist who favors greater freedoms and improved ties with the United States.
Turnout was massive and could break records. Crowds formed quickly at many voting sites in areas considered both strongholds for Ahmadinejad and his main rival, reformist Mir Hossein Mousavi, who served as prime minister in the 1980s and has become the surprise hero of a powerful youth-driven movement. At several polling stations in Tehran, mothers held their young children in their arms as they waited in long lines.
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More News On Iran's Presidential Election
Iran vote extended with turnout heavy -- Washington Times
Turnout for Iranian election could break records -- Yahoo News/AP
Heavy Turnout Reported as Iranians Vote in Presidential Election -- Voice of America
Election: Iran's decision to oust Ahmadinejad – or not -- Christian Science Monitor
Obama "excited" by Iran's robust election debate -- Reuters
A Polarized Iran Prepares to Go to Polls -- Washington Post
Crowded Polls After Hard-Fought Campaign in Iran -- New York Times
Iranians ready to decide presidency -- and maybe much more -- L.A. Times
Riding Mousavi's 'campaign tsunami' -- The Guardian
The Man Who Could Beat Ahmadinejad: Mousavi Talks to TIME -- Time Magazine
In Iran Vote, a Challenger Looks to Past -- Wall Street Journal
Zakaria: Iran election could make history -- CNN
Key events in Iran since revolution -- AP