A Moderate Cleric Open To the World

President Hassan Rouhani, who won re-election on Saturday, has spent three decades at the heart of Iran’s revolutionary establishment but still faces opposition from hardliners for trying to rebuild ties with the West. The 68-year-old cleric, almost always clad in his white turban, repeated his convincing 2013 victory by bringing together moderates and reformists with … Read more

A Moderate Cleric Open To the World

President Hassan Rouhani has spent three decades at the heart of Iran’s revolutionary establishment but is strongly opposed by hardliners for trying to rebuild ties with the West. The 68-year-old cleric, almost always clad in his white turban, won a surprisingly convincing victory in 2013 by bringing together moderates and reformists with his vows to … Read more