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Iranians Re-Elect a Fake Reformer in a Fake Election


Iranians Re-Elect a Fake Reformer in a Fake Election

Iranians Re-Elect a Fake Reformer in a Fake Election

Rouhani was the lesser of two evils, but Westerners vastly overestimate what an Iranian president can do. In the days before President Hassan Rouhani’s re-election victory in Iran this weekend, a video of one of his old speeches circulated on social media....
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President Hasan Rouhani (Reuters)


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Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad runs for upcoming presidential elections. (AFP)


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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran February 26, 2016. REUTERS/President.ir/Handout via Reuters


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Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani (left) meets with former presidential candidate Mohammed Reza Aref (right), in Tehran, June 23, 2013 (Photo: Mohammad Berno/rouhani.ir)


Rouhani meets reformist leaders

Rouhani meets reformist leaders

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani met with leading moderates and reformists on Saturday, in an attempt to shore-up the political alliances that swept him into office. Rouhani met with former presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad...