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Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holds up copies of the Quran and the Bible as he addresses the 65th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York in this September 23, 2010 file picture. Source Reuters/Mike Segar
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Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in Tehran on June 17, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)
Rouhani pledges to re-establish trust on nuclear issue
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, gave his first national press conference on Monday, answering questions on his plans for Iran’s foreign policy and economy, and pledged to re-establish trust in the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear...Caption:
A supporter of newly elected President Hassan Rowhani as holds a poster depicting him during street festivities after the official announcement of his victory, in Tehran, Iran, 15 June 2013 (EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)
Rouhani welcomed by populace and officials
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The victory of moderate Hassan Rouhani in Iran’s presidential poll last week has been met with widespread rejoicing among the country’s reformists. After the first-round victory of Rouhani on Friday, thousands of people in cities and small...Caption:
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holds up copies of the Quran and the Bible as he addresses the 65th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York in this September 23, 2010 file picture. Source Reuters/Mike Segar
Ahmedinejad’s About Face
On his eight trips to New York to attend the annual UN Assembly gatherings, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad never missed a chance to present himself as a revolutionary. He thundered each time from the UN podium that Iran can help bring about a different kind of...Caption:
In this photo released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, presidential candidates from right, Mohammad Gharazi, Mohammad Reza Aref, Saeed Jalili, Ali Akbar Velayati, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Hasan Rowhani, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and Mohsen Rezaei, attend a TV debate in a state-run TV studio, in Tehran. (AP Photo/Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Mehdi Dehghan)