Hassan Rowhani becomes new Iranian President

Aug 03, 2013

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Tehran: Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani assumed the presidency on Saturday after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei officially endorsed him, hailing his services to the Islamic establishment.
"There is a clear message in electing a competent individual with more than three decades of service to the (Islamic republic's) establishment," Khamenei said in a statement.
"The message is of loyalty to the (Islamic) revolution, hope in the establishment ... and trust in individuals determined to add to its success and reduce problems" in Iran, he added.Khamenei said Rowhani, 64, "hails from the clerical stronghold which has confronted the enemies."
He called on the new president to "defend the goals of the Islamic establishment and the rights of the nation, and to stand up to arrogance and bullies," in reference to Western powers.
Rowhani begins his term as the Islamic republic's seventh president facing grave challenges over its ailing economy and international isolation due to the controversial policies of his hardline predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Rowhani's public inauguration will take place on Sunday when he takes the oath of office in parliament.
He defeated several conservative rivals in the June 14 presidential election, having pledged to resolve tensions with world powers and shore up the economy hit hard by international sanctions over Tehran's controversial nuclear ambitions.

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