As Iran’s new president reaches out to the West with a message of moderation, Israel’s hawkish approach looks likely to come under pressure.
Israel is not convinced that the aims of new Iranian President Hassan Rowhani, who was sworn in this weekend, will change
Hassan Rouhani has a lead in Iran’s presidential election, garnering nearly 51% of the vote at 76% of polling stations, says the interior ministry.
With results in from 10% of the polling stations, Hassan Rowhani has a clear lead, with 49.87% of the vote in Iran’s presidential election.
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/ 13 November 2007
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s President, raised domestic tensions over the country’s nuclear policy to higher levels on Monday by labelling his opponents ”traitors” who are working for the West and threatened to expose them in a political witch-hunt.