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Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran, addresses the media during a press conference on the sidelines of the 68th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 27 September 2013. (EPA)

Opinion: Iran’s Heroic Flexibility

by Ataollah Mohajerani | Sep 24, 2013 | Opinion

Recent signs imply that Iran is going to show us a new face. Not only has the man who denied the Holocaust gone, but further remarkable changes in Iran are also taking place. In other words, it seems that Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has made a significant...

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File photo of Iranian woman in colorful dress. (Fars)

Iran: Rouhani treads carefully in dress code controversy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president Hassan Rouhani raised the issue of the conduct of specialist police units enforcing Islamic dress codes on the public at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, tasking his government’s cultural committee to further investigate...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (R) walks with Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said ahead of a meeting in Tehran in this August 25, 2013 photo provided by the Iranian state news agency (IRNA) (REUTERS/IRNA/Handout via Reuters)

Sultan of Oman meets with Rouhani, Khamenei

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Sultan of Oman became the first foreign head of state to visit Iran during the new Rouhani Administration, with a trip that began this weekend. His visit is to discuss energy cooperation between the two states. After meeting with President...

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In this Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, file photo, Iran’s former reformist President Mohammad Khatami, attends a ceremony organized by his party, a group of pro-reform clerics, in Tehran, Iran, to announce he’ll challenge hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the country’s June 12, 2009, presidential elections. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Opinion: A conspicuous absence

by Ataollah Mohajerani | Aug 13, 2013 | Opinion

Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami did not attend Rouhani’s inauguration ceremony. I examined the faces of everyone in attendance while watching the event, which was held in the office of the supreme leader. Khatami’s absence raised a lot of questions. Why was...

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Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks in his first press conference since taking office, at the presidency compound in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Controversy surrounding new intelligence minister of Iran

by Ali M. Pedram | Aug 8, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pressure is growing on President Rouhani’s candidate for the post of intelligence minister to justify controversial remarks he made in an interview prior to his nomination. The candidate, Seyed Mahmoud Alavi, a member of the Council of...