Rouhani blow as Iran conservative wins top Tehran city post
File picture shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a press conference in Tehran on August 30 …/ Tehran (AFP) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani suffered a fresh political blow on Tuesday when it was announced that a conservative politician had reclaimed the top post on Tehran city council. Mehdi Chamran ousted Ahmad Masjed Jamei, from the same camp as Rouhani, in an 18-13 vote. Masjed Jamei, a moderate, had won the council presidency on the back of Rouhani's election as president last summer. With his victory Chamran returns to a ...
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