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Spotlight on Iran – Who is Hassan Rowhani, Iran’s president-elect?

The June 14 Iranian presidential election was won by Hassan Fereidoun Rowhani. With approximately 51 percent of the votes, he was far ahead of the five other candidates.
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the most prominent religious authority in Sunni Islam, lashed out against Iran and Hezbollah and called on Muslims to support the rebels in Syria.

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the most prominent religious authority in Sunni Islam, lashed out against Iran and Hezbollah and called on Muslims to support the rebels in Syria. His remarks reflect the deepening Sunni-Shi’ite schism and the significant challenges faced by Hezbollah because of its involvement in the Syrian civil war.
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The findings of a report released by the U.S. Department of State indicate that in 2012 there was a marked resurgence of Iran’s terrorist activity across the globe, both directly and through its proxies

In late May 2013, the U.S. Department of State released its Country Reports on Terrorism 2012. The findings of the report indicate that the year 2012 saw a “marked resurgence” of terrorist attacks perpetrated by Iran or its proxies.
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Hezbollah Involvement in the Syrian Civil War

For Iran and Hezbollah, the preservation of Bashar Assad’s regime is of supreme strategic importance.
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Spotlight on Iran – The woman by his side: Zahra Moshir – Will the mayor’s wife become Iran’s first lady?

In recent years the wives of Iranian politicians gain wider media exposure than in the past. In the 2009 presidential election, Zahra Rahnavard, the wife of reformist opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi, was put at the forefront of her husband’s campaign. In contrast, A’zam Sadat Farahi, the wife of President Ahmadinejad, made only a few appearances
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Spotlight on Iran – Minority vote: the presidential election and Iran’s ethno-linguistic minorities

The presidential election is once again raising the question of the government’s policy towards the ethno-linguistic minorities that make up nearly half of Iran’s population.
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