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| − | '''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.]]" <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22916174 BBC News]</ref> | + | '''Hassan Rouhani''' is the president of [[Iran]]. He was elected to office in 2013 then he defeated [[Saeed Jalili]], 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.]]" <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22916174 BBC News]</ref> |
| − | 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 holds the real power in Iran.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-klein/will-obama-take-the-moderate-iranian-presidents-bait/</ref> | + | 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 holds the real power in Iran.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-klein/will-obama-take-the-moderate-iranian-presidents-bait/</ref> |
| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | As a teen Rouhani was a supporter of [[Sharia]]-law and [[Islamism]]. In 1979 he become an supporter of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and an protester against the [[USA]] and [[Israel]]. After the Shah was overthrown Rouhani was a member of the parliament and controlled the media. He was responsible for censoring any kind of information, which critized [[Ali Khamenei]]. Rouhani was also a friend of the terrorist [[Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]], who ordered the bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/majid-rafizadeh/the-truth-about-irans-new-centrist-president/</ref> | ||
| + | Later he was the nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005 under [[Mohammad Khatami]].<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/davidhornik/the-islamic-republic-goes-to-the-polls/</ref> In this time he armed terrorist organizations and the [[Syria|syrian]] regime.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/majid-rafizadeh/the-truth-about-irans-new-centrist-president/</ref> | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
Revision as of 16:48, June 27, 2013
Hassan Rouhani is the president of Iran. He was elected to office in 2013 then he defeated Saeed Jalili, 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]
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 holds the real power in Iran.[2]
Biography
As a teen Rouhani was a supporter of Sharia-law and Islamism. In 1979 he become an supporter of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and an protester against the USA and Israel. After the Shah was overthrown Rouhani was a member of the parliament and controlled the media. He was responsible for censoring any kind of information, which critized Ali Khamenei. Rouhani was also a friend of the terrorist Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who ordered the bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.[3] Later he was the nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005 under Mohammad Khatami.[4] In this time he armed terrorist organizations and the syrian regime.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ BBC News
- ↑ http://frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-klein/will-obama-take-the-moderate-iranian-presidents-bait/
- ↑ http://frontpagemag.com/2013/majid-rafizadeh/the-truth-about-irans-new-centrist-president/
- ↑ http://frontpagemag.com/2013/davidhornik/the-islamic-republic-goes-to-the-polls/
- ↑ http://frontpagemag.com/2013/majid-rafizadeh/the-truth-about-irans-new-centrist-president/