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| Iran's Rouhani Defiant in Face of Hardliners |
| 2014-01-16 |
| [An Nahar] President Hassan Rouhani, responding to domestic critics, said Wednesday Iran's foreign policy is in the hands of the government only, ISNA news agency reported. The president's moderate views on recent nuclear talks and foreign policy have clashed with ultraconservative factions in the regime. But he has so far enjoyed the qualified support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all state matters. "The government is in charge of foreign policy and... makes decisions about it within the framework of the supreme leader's policies and no one else can interfere," said Rouhani. "Political infighting and festivities which create tension in society and have (an adverse) impact on economic activities are not acceptable," Rouhani said during a visit to oil-rich Khuzestan province. Western powers had slapped Iran with crippling sanctions over suspicions it is using its nuclear activities to produce an atomic bomb. Tehran has repeated denied that, insisting its program is peaceful. Iran and major world powers clinched a historic nuclear deal in November. In a major achievement for Rouhani, Tehran agreed to curb parts of its nuclear drive for six months in exchange for modest sanction relief and a promise by Western powers not to impose new measures on its economy. Rouhani won a first-round electoral victory over a pool of conservatives last year. He was elected with the vow of a more diplomatic approach with the West after eight years of stalled talks and escalating sanctions under hardline predecessor Mahmoud Short RoundAhmadinejad. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 IIRC TOPIX, DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > IS IRAN SURRENDERING TO THE US? 1990's Amerika's sacred National Communism-SOcialism + post-9-11 OWG Globalism = OWG Globalist Co-Superpower precepts says or infers its the other way around, albeit covertly or PDeniably. Again, by NOT asking the Mainstream/Voters iff they want OWG-NWO, etc. the Globies are risking that Ameri's actions, i.e. global or worldwide unialteral strategic retreat or pullback, will be interepreted as de facto US-specific weakness by dedicated enemy nations andor competitors, inspiring these latter to attempt to takeover from the US by ANY EACH + ALL MEANS NECESSARY. Anyhoo, ... * VOICE OF RUSSIA > IRAN CALLS US BLUFF - TIGHTENED SANCTIONS DOESN'T SCARE US: IRANIAN FM [Javad Zarif]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-01-16 23:53 |
| #1 Judging by the lack of progress on Iran's domestic issues, I'd say the regime is only "moderate" when it comes to nuclear talks and foreign policy. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-01-16 11:40 |