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Joyous Iranians fill Tehran streets to celebrate Rowhani victory
TEHRAN -- Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets Saturday evening when the Iranian Interior Ministry confirmed centrist cleric Hassan Rowhani’s presidential election victory, throwing open the political order after relentless crackdowns...Tags: Pakistan, Politics, Elections, Iran, Media Industry
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Analysis: Iran moderate's poll triumph is mandate for change
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election. Having waited...Tags: Minority Groups, Politics, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Religion and Belief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Hassan Rowhani, cleric known as a pragmatist, wins Iran election
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, who a week ago was viewed as a long-shot candidate, was declared Iran’s next president on Saturday after capturing more than half of the votes cast Friday in national elections. Rowhani, a 64-year-old cleric with a...
Tags: Minority Groups, Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elections
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WRAPUP 4-US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters* Pentagon says F-16s, Patriots to stay in Jordan * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Adds Egyptian president) By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June...Tags: Israel, Armed Conflicts, Human Rights, Rebellions, White House
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East or West, few expect Rohani to reconcile Iran with its foes
ReutersBy Andrew Roche LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Iran's enemies and friends responded to the election of Hassan Rohani as its next president with a little hope, but more scepticism, that the moderate cleric can close the rift between Tehran and much of the...Tags: Politics, Wars and Interventions, Nuclear Policy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nouri Maliki
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Iran's new president hails "victory of moderation"
Reuters* Rohani calls his win triumph over "extremism" * Calls for a new tone in Iran's foreign relations * Jubilant crowds celebrate win in Iran's major cities By Zahra Hosseinian DUBAI, June 16 (Reuters) - Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani won Iran's...Tags: White House, Politics, Elections, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran
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U.S. tells Iran to respect people's will after election
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged Tehran on Saturday to "heed the will of the Iranian people" after Iranians elected moderate cleric Hassan Rohani to be their country's next president. "We respect the vote of the Iranian people and...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, G8, Nuclear Policy, Bashar Assad
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Rowhani appears headed to landslide win in Iran elections
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, a cleric embraced by reformists and moderates as an alternative to the nation’s hard-line leadership, appeared headed toward a landslide victory Saturday in elections to succeed Iranian President Mahmoud...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Politics, Iran Presidential Election (2009)
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Centrist declared winner of Iran's presidential election
TEHRAN — Iran's interior minister announced Saturday that moderate candidate Hassan Rowhani had won outright election as the nation's next president. Mostafa Mohammad Najjar told a news conference in Tehran that Rowhani obtained more than 50% of...
Tags: Pakistan, Politics, Elections, Iran, Hasan Rowhani
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Arabs put (slim) hopes in new Iranian president
ReutersBy Alastair Macdonald and Angus McDowall CAIRO/RIYADH, June 15 (Reuters) - The election of a moderate Iranian president could help rein in hostility between Tehran and its Arab neighbours, but many Arabs doubt he can end a sectarian confrontation that...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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COLUMN - In praise of Obama's 'best bad choice' in Syria
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde NEW YORK, June 14 (Reuters) - For the last two years, there has been bitter debate in Washington over what the United States should do in Syria. Beneath the surface...Tags: The New York Times, Entertainment Events, Israel, Free Syrian Army, Wars and Interventions
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In praise of Obama's ‘best bad choice' in Syria
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - For the last two years, there has been bitter debate in Washington over what the United States should do in Syria. Beneath the surface though, there has been broad agreement on what should not happen. President Bashar al-Assad...Tags: The New York Times, Entertainment Events, Israel, Free Syrian Army, Iran's Nuclear Program
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