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President-elect Donald Trump met with retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly on Nov. 20 at Bedminster Township, N.J. PHOTO: DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES

Trump Picks Gen John Kelly to Lead Homeland Security

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 8, 2016 | World

Washington – President-elect Donald Trump picked General John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security, to be the third military general appointed by Trump to a post in his Cabinet. President-elect previously named Lieutenant Gen Michael Flynn to be his...

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Opinion: Do Not Fear Trump

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 10, 2016 | Opinion

When Barack Obama won the US presidency eight years ago, the event was followed by a torrent of cheerful statements and optimism. At the time, I wrote about the event and said that we should not overdo the optimism. It has only been one day since Donald Trump won the...

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In this Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, file photo, Iran’s former reformist President Mohammad Khatami, attends a ceremony organized by his party, a group of pro-reform clerics, in Tehran, Iran, to announce he’ll challenge hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the country’s June 12, 2009, presidential elections. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran: Khatami calls on reformists to be patient with Rouhani

by Ali M. Pedram | Jun 21, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has advised reformists to be cautious and rational in making demands on president-elect Hassan Rouhani. During a meeting with a group of student activists in Tehran, Khatami called on the reformists to...

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Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in Tehran on June 17, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)

Opinion: President-elect Rouhani faces inflated expectations

by Amir Taheri | Jun 21, 2013 | Opinion

He is the “moderate reformist” that many have dreamt of. No, he is an apparatchik with little desire to seek significant change. Over the past week, these two contradictory analyses have dominated the debate regarding the election of Hassan Rouhani as the new...