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In this photo released by the official website of the office of Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, Rouhani waves as he leaves a conference in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Office of the President-elect, Hojjat Sepahvand)

Opinion: The clock starts ticking for Rouhani

by Amir Taheri | Aug 2, 2013 | Opinion

It was US president Franklin Roosevelt who started the idea that a leader puts his mark on things within the first hundred days of his stewardship. Regardless of how leaders emerge, some thanks to accidents of birth, others via military coup, and still others through...

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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)

Iran: Rouhani prioritizes economy in cabinet negotiations

by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 31, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tense last-minute negotiations are underway in Tehran’s corridors of power to finalize president-elect Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet by the time he assumes office on August 4. It is understood that Rouhani has given higher priority to his choices...

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Iranian president-elect Hassan Rowhani (C) attends the weekly Friday prayer with Shiite Muslim worshippers during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on July 12, 2013 at the university of the Iranian capital, Tehran (AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE)

Iran: Representatives of 40 states to attend Rouhani inauguration

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 29, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Representatives of 40 countries are to attend the inauguration of Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani, while the Iranian government denies it is preparing for bilateral talks with the US. The head of the Iranian parliament’s Department of...

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In this photo released by the official website of the office of Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, Rouhani waves as he leaves a conference in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Office of the President-elect, Hojjat Sepahvand)

Opinion:The lessons of Iran’s elections

by Shahir Shahid Saless | Jul 7, 2013 | Opinion

During the recent Iranian presidential election Saeed Jalili, the hardliner candidate and Iran’s top nuclear negotiator since 2007, collected approximately 4 million votes, 11.4% of the total ballots. Notably, President-elect Hassan Rouhani defeated Jalili by a margin...

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks via video during a conference, held in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday May, 9, 2013. (AP Photo)

Opinion: Iran’s emergency plan for post-Assad era in Lebanon

by Huda Al Husseini | Jun 9, 2013 | Opinion

The Syrian regime is acting as if it will survive forever and is seeking to cement ties with its allies for numerous objectives—none of which are positive. Iran and Hezbollah, despite all the evidence that proves they both adhere to the one objective of velayat-e...