Taking a stand: Iranians taking part in a rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in the capital Teheran. — AFP
DONALD Trump’s bellicose rhetoric towards Iran now appears likely to help keep President Hassan Rouhani in office for another term, but will make it harder for the Iranian leader’s team of moderates to govern.
With an election due in three months and a hostile new administration in the White House, Iran’s hardliners seem to have backed off from trying to reclaim the presidency for their faction, at least for now.
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