Tag: Hassan Rouhani

  • Iran’s President says America choose wrong path on sanctions

    America has chosen the wrong path in sanctioning Iran and will be defeated, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, according to the Tasnim News Agency. The U.S. announced reinstatement of sanctions targeting Iran’s oil industry on Nov.7. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump tries to force the Islamic Republic to curb its missile…

  • Hassan Rouhani re-elected President of Iran

    Hassan Rouhani re-elected President of Iran

    Iranians have re-elected President Hassan Rouhani. He led with 58.6 percent of the vote, compared with 39.8 percent for his main challenger, hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi, according to near-complete results broadcast on Saturday. Although the powers of the elected president are limited by those of unelected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who outranks him, the…