Iran’s presidential election augurs better future
Hassan Rowhani’s election as the new Iranian president augurs well not only for that country but also for a world tired of the senseless rhetoric from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
When, at a campaign speech, Rowhani stated, “We have no option rather than moderation,” he was also defining what will be one of the main characteristics of his government: a more conciliatory approach to the world and an end to the country’s international isolation.
Rowhani has a special appeal to the country’s youth — two-thirds of Iran’s 70 million people are under 35 — whose wishes for a freer, more open country were dashed under Ahmadinejad.… Seguir leyendo »