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In this Aug. 15, 2013, file photo, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during the debate on the proposed Cabinet at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File).

Iran: Rouhani congratulates Jews on Rosh Hashanah

by Ali M. Pedram | Sep 6, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A message offering congratulations on Jewish New Year appeared on a Twitter account registered to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday. The tweet from @HassanRouhani reads: “As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews,...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, left, during a session of Assembly of Experts in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 (AP Photo)

Rouhani: Economy and Foreign Policy are My Priority

by Ali M. Pedram | Sep 5, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hassan Rouhani delivered his first speech as president to Iran’s influential Assembly of Experts on Wednesday morning, allowing observers a glimpse into his political priorities and attempts to negotiate the country’s complex power structure....

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Iranian president Hassan Rowhani (C) arrives for the annual meeting of the Experts Assembly in Tehran, Iran, 03 September 2013. (EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)

Iran’s Assembly of Experts calls on Rouhani to meet expectations

by Ali M. Pedram | Sep 4, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The 14th meeting of Iran’s Assembly of Experts was convened on Tuesday in Tehran for the first time since the election of President Hassan Rouhani, a longstanding member who attended the session. The chairman of the Assembly, Ayatollah Mahdavi...

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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani (R) arrives in parliament in Tehran, accompanied by the Islamic Republic’s former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (L), in this August 4, 2013, file photo. (AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE)

Rafsanjani warns US military strike on Syria could “engulf region”

by Ali M. Pedram | Sep 1, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Reports from Tehran reveal that President Rouhani updated the Expediency Council, chaired by Hashemi Rafsanjani, of the latest development on the ground in Syria and Tehran’s likely responses to an expected US military strike against the regime...

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Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during a debate in parliament on his proposed cabinet, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Rouhani stresses commitment to tackling Iran’s economic challenges within 100 days

by Ali M. Pedram | Aug 25, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Saturday, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani reiterated his commitment to tackling Iran’s longstanding economic problems within the ambitious 100-day timeframe he gave himself during his election campaign. While Rouhani warned that the Iranian...