Rouhani the moderate? Time to think again

Iran’s leader, Hassan Rouhani, was hailed as a moderate with whom the West could repair and build bridges, but his regime’s constant human rights violations and breaches of UN resolutions should mean that he be held accountable for the destabilisation of the region, writes Tunne Kelam.

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President Hassan Rouhani [Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Flickr]

Tunne Kelam 15-01-2016 11:40 4 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

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