Hassan Rouhani promises new era in Iran at inauguration

August 4th, 2013

Peter Nolan

The US and its allies accuse Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons, while
Iran maintains its nuclear work is for peaceful purposes of enerby
production and medical research. Rohani has backed Iran’s right to a
civilian nuclear program while criticising Ahmadinejad’s confrontational
style on the issue.

To reverse the damage caused by the hardline policies of his firebrand
predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mr Rouhani will rely on an inner circle of
Western-educated officials.

His first staff appointment, the nomination as chief of staff of Chamber of
Commerce and Industry president Mohammad Nahavandian, who holds a doctorate
in economics from George Washington University and a US Green Card, was seen
as a statement of his priorities.

“The trajectory of my government will be saving Iran’s economy and
constructive engagement with the world,” Rouhani has said.

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