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Iran’s Parliament speaker Ali Larijani sits during an open session of Parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, bottom center, speaks during a parliament session to defend the nominees for the three remaining ministries of his cabinet in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, October 27, 2013. (AP Photo)
Iran: Parliament approves two new ministers amid controversy over attack on Mousavi’s daughter
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A prominent Iranian legislator, Ali Motahari, has called on the country’s intelligence ministry and other authorities to launch an investigation into reports of an alleged attack on the daughter of reformist activist Mir Hossein Mousavi....Caption:
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani (L) greets judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani (R) at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, August 4. (EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)
Hassan Rouhani sworn in as seventh Iranian president
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Today, Sunday, August 4, Hassan Rouhani took the oath of office in a ceremonial event before Iran’s parliament, formally assuming his presidential responsibilities. At an event attended by more than 55 foreign dignitaries, including 11 visiting...Caption:
Escorted by his bodyguards, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, waves to his well wishers as he attends an annual nation-wide pro-Palestinian rally marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, August 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
The Ahmadinejad Years
On June 24, 2005, a grinning, fundamentalist city mayor was elected president of Iran with almost 63 percent of the vote. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comprehensively defeated the pre-election favorite, former president Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, to become Iran’s sixth...Caption:
In this Monday, June 17, 2013 file photo, Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, places his hand on his heart as a sign of respect, after speaking at a news conference, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)