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Iranians attend a street celebration, in Tehran, after their national soccer team qualified for the Brazil 2014 World Cup, after defeating South Korea, as they hold a poster of reformist former President Mohammad Khatami, left, and the Green Movement leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who is currently under house arrest, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
![Iran: Khatami hails end of Ahmadinejad era](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1371626920292078800-e1373191246885.jpg)
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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](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1372515000627062400-e1372869882654.jpg)
Opinion:The lessons of Iran’s elections
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...Caption:
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)
![Rouhani pledges to protect citizens’ rights](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1372515000627062400-e1372869882654.jpg)
Rouhani pledges to protect citizens’ rights
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a speech among a group of influential clerics on Wednesday, Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rohani said that his government will aim to ensure the people’s security and livelihood and protect their rights, in what has been widely interpreted...Caption:
Iran’s Parliament speaker Ali Larijani sits during an open session of Parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
![Ahmadinejad faces rocky path to exit](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1367778920311561300-e1372328433327.jpg)
Ahmadinejad faces rocky path to exit
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s term in office draws to a close, reports suggest that the row between his faction and the heads of Iran’s parliament and judiciary continue to rage on. This bitter row continues despite Iranian Supreme...Caption:
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)
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