Hassan Rouhani

(Difference between revisions)'''Hassan Rouhani''' is the president of [[Iran]]. He was elected to office in 2013, replacing [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]. Rouhani is described as a "moderate" with good relationships with reformists. He ran on a platform which included working to "ease international sanctions imposed on Iran over its [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear programme.]]" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22916174 BBC News] He critized the second candidate Saeed Jalili for his support of the current aggresive foreign policy of Iran. Before the election he was the nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005 under [[Mohammad Khatami]].http://frontpagemag.com/2013/davidhornik/the-islamic-republic-goes-to-the-polls/'''Hassan Rouhani''' is the president of [[Iran]]. He was elected to office in 2013, replacing [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]. Rouhani is described as a "moderate" with good relationships with reformists. He ran on a platform which included working to "ease international sanctions imposed on Iran over its [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear programme.]]" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22916174 BBC News] He critized the second candidate Saeed Jalili for his support of the current aggresive foreign policy of Iran. But at the same time Rouhani called the sanctions of the [[USA]] and the [[European Union]] "unfair and unjustified" and is loyal to [[Ali Khamenei]], who got the real power in Iran.http://frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-klein/will-obama-take-the-moderate-iranian-presidents-bait/ Before the election he was the nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005 under [[Mohammad Khatami]].http://frontpagemag.com/2013/davidhornik/the-islamic-republic-goes-to-the-polls/  

Hassan Rouhani is the president of Iran. He was elected to office in 2013, replacing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Rouhani is described as a "moderate" with good relationships with reformists. He ran on a platform which included working to "ease international sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear programme." [1] He critized the second candidate Saeed Jalili for his support of the current aggresive foreign policy of Iran. But at the same time Rouhani called the sanctions of the USA and the European Union "unfair and unjustified" and is loyal to Ali Khamenei, who got the real power in Iran.[2] Before the election he was the nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005 under Mohammad Khatami.[3]

? BBC News? http://frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-klein/will-obama-take-the-moderate-iranian-presidents-bait/? http://frontpagemag.com/2013/davidhornik/the-islamic-republic-goes-to-the-polls/

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