New York Daily News | 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 ... President-elect Hassan Rouhani may be Iran's hope for moderation New US penalties will greet Iran's new leader Iran's supreme leader formally endorses Hassan Rouhani as president |
New York Times (blog) | 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 relations Remembering Mahmoud: Iran's Ahmadinejad Rides Into a Nuclear Sunset Iran's President-Elect Provokes Furor Abroad With Remarks on Israel |
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 TEHRAN, Iran — Iran'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) 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 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 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 ... |
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 ... |
Aljazeera.com | 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 ... |
NBCNews.com (blog) | 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 ... |