Will Rouhani sue critics who insult him? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Arash Karami

Arash Karami

Aug 9, 2016

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attend a news conference with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann in Tehran February 27, 2016.REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTS88J7 — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann (not seen) in Tehran, Feb. 27, 2016. — REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

Rouhani's staff reshuffle fails to satisfy critics

Arash Karami

Iranian pilgrims visit the Shiite Muslim shrine of Imam Reza in the holy city of Mashhad, 900 kms northeast of Tehran, on May 31, 2009. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Powerful Iranian shrine endowment gets moderate custodianship

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A correspondent in Tehran

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In Iran, religious titles lie at heart of political games

Rohollah Faghihi

Rohollah Faghihi

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani smiles as he leaves a news conference at a hotel after the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit, in Shanghai May 22, 2014. Rouhani said on Thursday he is not pessimistic about reaching an agreement over nuclear talks with the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3QAZK

Rouhani mocks his critics, reactionary clerics

Arash Karami