Hassan Rouhani

Hassan Rouhani
Born	Hassan Fereydoun 1948-11-12 Sorkheh, Semnan Province, Iran
Alma mater	Qom Seminary, University of Tehran, Glasgow Caledonian University
Children	5
Spouse	Sahebeh Arabi
Party	Moderation and Development Party
President of Iran In office 3 August 2013 - Present Preceded by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement  In office 3 August 2013 - 17 September 2016 Preceded by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Succeeded by Nicolás Maduro  Chief Negotiator of Iran for Nuclear Issue In office 6 October 2003 - 15 August 2005  Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council In office 14 October 1989 - 15 August 2005  Member of the Assembly of Experts In office 19 February 2007 - 18 February 2007 Preceded by Hassan Rouhani, Hassan Rouhani Succeeded by Hassan Rouhani  Member of the Assembly of Experts In office 18 February 2000 - 18 February 2007 Succeeded by Hassan Rouhani  First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament In office 2 June 1992 - 26 May 2000  Member of the Parliament In office 28 May 1984 - 27 May 2000  Member of the Parliament In office 28 May 1980 - 27 May 1984

Sheikh Hassan Rouhani (born 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician serving as the current and seventh President of Iran since 3 August 2013. He is also a lawyer, academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric.

Dispute with America

On 23 May 2019, President Rouhani said Iran will not surrender its independence and dignity in the face of US pressure even if it is bombed, amid Tehran’s ongoing standoff with Washington:

"Iran now faces an attack that is more complex than any it had faced before," Rouhani said at a ceremony commemorating the 1980s Iran-Iraq war. The US pressure campaign against Tehran involves “an attack on welfare and living conditions of our people.”

“We need resistance, so our enemies know if they bomb our land, and if our children are martyred, wounded or arrested, we will not give up on our goals for the independence of our country and our pride.”

He also said that Tehran could still “defeat” the US as well as their allies in the Middle East, including Israel. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said that the Iranian youth would be able to see the demise of Washington and Tel Aviv.

Friends with Elliott Abrams

Sheikh Hassan Rouhani was the primary contact with the Western powers during the Iran-Contra affair. He knows Elliott Abrams personally and put the US deep state in relation with Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who became the richest billionaire in Iran thanks to this arms traffic.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014	22 January 2014	25 January 2014	Switzerland World Economic Forum	2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"

 

Related Document

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
Document:Venezuela, Iran: Trump And The Deep State	Article	22 May 2019	Thierry Meyssan	Sheikh Hassan Rouhani was the primary contact with the Western powers during the Iran-Contra affair. He knows Elliott Abrams personally and put the US deep state in relation with Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who became the richest billionaire in Iran thanks to this arms traffic.

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