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

Iran: Rouhani meets Revolutionary Guard leadership

by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 18, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani met with with veteran commanders of the influential Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday, and outlined his plans for Iranian foreign policy. “The election had a message reflecting the...

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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

Ahmadinejad’s future hangs in the balance

by Ali M. Pedram | Jun 22, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abdollah Haj-Sadeghi, a representative of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has reportedly revealed that outgoing president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with the supreme leader three times to...

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In this Sunday, March 10, 2013 photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, holds hands with chief of staff and preferred presidential candidate Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, during a press conference in Tehran, Iran. A poster with the portrait of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at right. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Mohammad Hassanzadeh)

Opinion: Tehran Nervous as Election Process Starts

by Amir Taheri | May 10, 2013 | Opinion

On Tuesday, Iran’s presidential election was kick started, with would-be candidates beginning to register at the start of a 40-day sprint to polling day. By all accounts, the Tehran leadership is nervous about the whole exercise. On the eve of registration, Supreme...

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Iranian air force commanders saluting Khamenei during a meeting in Tehran on February 7, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/HO/Iranian Supreme Leaders Website

Opinion: The “Cursed Three” and the “Supreme Leader”

by Amir Taheri | Apr 19, 2013 | Opinion

During pre-television times, Iranians, especially in smaller towns, owed much of their entertainment to bands of clowns roaming the countryside. Any spot could be used as a stage: a village square, a bazaar shop-front or the courtyard of a “holy” shrine. Sometimes,...