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Iranian-Americans await results of Iran election

Though they're thousands of miles from tension-filled Iran, many Iranian-Americans on Friday anxiously awaited results of the country's presidential election. Many Iranian-Americans eligible to vote, such as Afsaneh Azari, 42, of Roslyn Heights, turned out at 41 polling stations nationwide for the vote, with initial results expected Saturday. Azari, who was born in Iran and visits her mother there...

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