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Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani waves after swearing in at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran on August 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
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In this picture taken on Saturday, May 11, 2013, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves to media as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, right, looks on, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran: Rafsanjani backtracks on comments over anti-American slogan
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of Iran’s Expediency Council, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, attempted on Monday to play down statements published on his official website that caused controversy among Iran’s conservatives. Rafsanjani said that the re-publication of an...Caption:
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
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....Caption:
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”
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...Caption:
Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani (left) meets with former presidential candidate Mohammed Reza Aref (right), in Tehran, June 23, 2013 (Photo: Mohammad Berno/rouhani.ir)