Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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  After 12 Years, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Set To Contest Iran Presidential Polls Again

  Iran's hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country's June 28 election, organized after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, Iran's state television reported on Sunday.

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  Deal or No Deal, Iranian President Faces Headaches at Home

  Iran's president has been pursuing a nuclear agreement for two years but even if a deal is reached Hassan Rouhani and his government will soon face mounting political pressure at home.

• Iran president pledges nuclear plan, sincerity

  President Hassan Rowhani said on Friday that Iran would present a plan next month to resolve concerns over its nuclear program and vowed never to deviate from promises to the West.

• Iran's president tones down anti-Israel rhetoric

  The Iranian president's first speech to world leaders was absent anti-Israel rhetoric and offered up negotiations with the US and its allies over the disputed nuclear program, showing a more moderate face of the hard-line regime in Tehran.

• Barack Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran, but he and Hassan Rouhani don't meet

  U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautiously embraced overtures from Iran's new president as the basis for a possible nuclear deal, but a failed effort to arrange a simple handshake between the two leaders underscored entrenched distrust that will be hard to overcome.

• Barack Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran, puts onus on Hassan Rouhani

  President Barack Obama said today the United States was ready to engage diplomatically with longtime foe Iran but put the onus on the new Iranian president to prove he is serious about pursuing a nuclear deal.

• Iran President Hassan Rouhani says does 'not seek war with any country'

  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a television interview, said his country is not seeking war and that Iran wants the Middle East to have "rule by the will of the people."

• After four years, Iran lifts ban on Facebook and Twitter

  Facebook and Twitter became widely accessible to Iranian users on Monday for the first time since 2009, when the services were blocked in the midst of widespread protests against former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to reports emerging from the country.

• Iran's President Hassan Rowhani talks tough on nuclear rights

  Iran's new President Hassan Rowhani said that Tehran will not give up "one iota" of its nuclear rights, echoing his hardline predecessor, after the UN atomic watchdog urged improved cooperation.

• Iran foreign minister to hold nuclear talks with world leaders

  Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has tasked the foreign ministry with handling the country's sensitive nuclear talks, his website said on Thursday, in a possible signal of a less confrontational approach with world powers.

• Iran, US waiting for other side to make nuclear compromise

  The presidency of moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani has opened a window of opportunity in Iran's delicate nuclear diplomacy with the West but Tehran-watchers say that window could close as each side waits for the other to make the first move.

• Iran's Hassan Rouhani reaches out to US, vows push to resolve nuclear row

  Iran's incoming President Hassan Rouhani used his first press conference today to offer an olive branch to the United States in protracted talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, raising hopes of progress after years of stalemate.

• Iran President Hassan Rouhani pulls off cabinet balancing act

  By choosing ministers known more for their experience than their political views, President Hassan Rouhani has proposed a cabinet that achieves a rare feat in Iranian politics - it satisfies both reformist and conservative factions.

• Iran gets new president, vows 'constructive' foreign relations

  Hassan Rouhani took office as Iran's president on Saturday promising "constructive interaction with the world" after eight years under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked by diplomatic confrontation and damaging sanctions.

• Hassan Rowhani officially takes office as Iran president

  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.