[fullwidth_text alt_background=”none” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Last weekend’s presidential election in Iran, in which cleric Hassan Rouhani emerged as the victor, surprised many observers. In a restricted field (the powerful Council of Guardians had disqualified many potential candidates, as it has done in the past), Rouhani was able to portray himself as the reform candidate against a lackluster group of hardliners, … Continue reading Iran: Election Results Show Dissatisfaction with Status Quo But Nuclear Issue Uncertain