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Iran's President Puts New Focus on the Economy - New York Times (blog) Sun, 04 Aug 2013 01:38:20 GMT

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Iran's President Puts New Focus on the Economy
New York Times (blog)
TEHRAN — Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, vowed Saturday to work with the outside world to lift the “oppressive sanctions” crippling the Iranian economy, as he received the official backing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony marking the ...
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Iran's economic crisis deepens as Rouhani prepares to take office - Washington Post Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:03:29 GMT

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Iran's economic crisis deepens as Rouhani prepares to take office
Washington Post
Iran's economy is showing signs of foundering just as the country prepares to inaugurate its first new president in eight years, with Western sanctions cutting ever deeper into the Islamic republic's financial lifelines and increasing pressure for a ...
Iran gets new president, vows 'constructive' foreign relationsReuters
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Iran's incoming president stokes hope, cynicism - Fox News Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:16:43 GMT

Iran's incoming president stokes hope, cynicism
Fox News
As a new president prepares to take the reins in Iran, there is both hope the pariah nation will show a new willingness to help ease nuclear tensions, and cynicism that the new boss will resemble his predecessor. President-elect Hassan Rowhani takes ...


Iran's incoming president calls Israeli occupation of Palestine a 'wound' - Washington Post Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:07:48 GMT

Iran's incoming president calls Israeli occupation of Palestine a 'wound'
Washington Post
TEHRAN, IranIran's president-elect called Israel's control of Jerusalem and Palestinian lands a “wound” for the Islamic world in relatively moderate remarks Friday that contrasted with the harsh rhetoric of his predecessor and other Iranian leaders.


Video Shows Iran's President-Elect Was Misquoted on Israel - New York Times (blog) Sat, 03 Aug 2013 20:49:30 GMT

Video Shows Iran's President-Elect Was Misquoted on Israel
New York Times (blog)
Last Updated, 6:46 p.m. | As my colleague Thomas Erdbrink reports from Tehran, Iran's state media scrambled on Friday to correct comments wrongly attributed to the country's president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, after he was incorrectly quoted calling ...


Iran supreme leader endorses next president - Aljazeera.com Sat, 03 Aug 2013 13:32:26 GMT

Iran supreme leader endorses next president
Aljazeera.com
Iran's supreme leader has formally endorsed the country's new president Hassan Rouhani, a day after Rouhani expressed solidarity for the Palestinian people and said that Muslims would never forget their right to Jerusalem. Rouhani, a relatively ...


Rouhani Takes Office as Iran's 7th President - Voice of America Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:41:26 GMT

Rouhani Takes Office as Iran's 7th President
Voice of America
Rouhani also said Iran's "detractors" and "enemies" have been trying to keep the country in full isolation, to widen the gap between the government and the people. However, he said, strong public participation in the presidential election in June ...


New President Hassan Rouhani makes the unimaginable imaginable for Iran - The Guardian Sat, 03 Aug 2013 13:34:40 GMT

The Guardian

New President Hassan Rouhani makes the unimaginable imaginable for Iran
The Guardian
The election of Hassan Rouhani, who will be inaugurated today as Iran's seventh president, opens intriguing possibilities. Since 2005, the world has known an Iranian president who spoke the language of provocation and seemed to delight in keeping his ...


Diplomatic impunity: Why the US should reach out to Iran - Aljazeera.com Sat, 03 Aug 2013 17:53:00 GMT

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Diplomatic impunity: Why the US should reach out to Iran
Aljazeera.com
With the birth of Prince George in London and the slow death of Anthony Weiner's campaign in New York, the world's invite to the inauguration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani - one of Tehran's most high profile events of the year - went fairly ...

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Rowhani becomes president of Iran, with Khamenei's approval: state TV - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:00:16 GMT

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Rowhani becomes president of Iran, with Khamenei's approval: state TV
NBCNews.com (blog)
By Ali Arouzi, Correspondent, NBC News. Hassan Rowhani officially became the president of Iran on Saturday after he received the formal endorsement of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state TV reported. Khamenei handed power to Rowhani at a ...