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Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani stands in front of a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during visit of his shrine, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 16, 2013. .(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran: Reformists call for pragmatism on Rouhani administration

by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Mostafa Tajzadeh, a prominent Iranian reformist and infamous political prisoner, has written a letter from inside Evin Prison outlining a change in the reformist movement’s framework following the election of Hassan Rouhani, according to...

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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

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—During a meeting in Ardakan city in central Iran on Thursday, former president Mohammad Khatami praised the overwhelming majority of the Iranian electorate who took part in the presidential elections amid fears of a boycott. Khatami emphasized...