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Something major is definitely

artappraiser — Fri, 05 May 2017 21:30:07 +0000

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Something major is definitely happening here, what it is isn't exactly clear:

Revolutionary guards tried to sabotage Iran's nuclear deal, says president

Hassan Rouhani accused the country’s powerful revolutionary guards of testing ballistic missiles emblazoned with anti-Israeli messages, at three-hour debate

By Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Iran correspondent @ Guardian.com, May 5

Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has used a presidential TV debate to accuse the country’s powerful revolutionary guards of attempting to sabotage it’s nuclear agreement with the west by testing ballistic missiles with provocative anti-Israeli messages written on them

The moderate cleric, who is seeking re-election in a six-man race scheduled for 19 May, came under attack about his administration’s performance in Friday’s three-hour-long televised debate focused on domestic and foreign policy.

But Rouhani defended his record, and accused his domestic opponents of rooting for Donald Trump.

“We saw what they did in order to disrupt Barjam,” Rouhani said referring to the Persian acronym for the landmark nuclear agreement [....]

Relax, he had nothing good to

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 02 May 2017 21:28:15 +0000

In reply to Iran's leader rebuffs Rouhani's detente (with the West) policy ahead of vote

Relax, he had nothing good to say about Ahmadinijad either. Khamenei just likes being the big cheeze.

What We Learned From Iran's

artappraiser — Tue, 02 May 2017 07:13:25 +0000

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What We Learned From Iran's Presidential Debate: QuickTake Q&A

by Ladane Nasseri & Golnar Motevalli @ Bloomberg News, May 1

Iran’s May 19 election is seen as a referendum on the policies of President Hassan Rouhani, the moderate cleric who championed integrating Iran with the global economy and accepted limits on his nation’s nuclear work in exchange for relief from sanctions. He entered his re-election campaign facing criticism from conservatives and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over his economic policies. The economy was a main theme of the first of three televised debates among Rouhani and his five challengers [....]