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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, took official meetings with foreign leaders immediately before and after his inauguration ceremony on Sunday, while also appealing to the US to change its approach to Iran. Yesterday, Rouhani was sworn into...
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...
by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2013 | Opinion
In a public appeal earlier this month, former President Muhammad Khatami called on “the authorities” to end the house arrest of former presidential candidates Mir Hussein Mousavi and Mehdi Karorubi before President-elect Hassan Rouhani takes office in August. Even...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, pledged to cooperate closely with the Iranian parliament during his administration in a speech to the body in Sunday. The promise stands in contrast to the position of his predecessor, outgoing president...
