Rouhani in retreat
Channel: CDI IRAN
Date: 2014-12-07

Last week the former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami told a gathering of his student supporters that the current president Hassan Rouhani is under pressure from his political opponents as he deals with political and cultural issues of the country.
“Of course Mr Rouhani has not been able to deliver all his promised reforms. But he needs more time as he is under immense pressure from a minority who claim to be speaking on behalf of nation. They [the hardliners] are telling him that we are still here and have power and will not let things happen your way”, the Etemad daily quoted Khatami as saying...
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