TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Just days after Hasan Rouhani's election victory in Iran, his top advisers and allies gathered for a closed-door strategy session at a think tank run by the new president. The group, lugging spread sheets, notes and policy papers, also carried something new into the mix - an array of degrees from Western universities. Soon after ...

TEHRAN, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani has specified "probable" nominees for 17 positions in his cabinet and administrative offices and will "probably" introduce them in near future, semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Monday. Among the nominees specified are Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh as the oil minister, the former ...

(Reuters) - Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani will pick a cabinet of experienced insiders and will appoint the head of a powerful charity-cum-business foundation as his chief nuclear negotiator, Iranian news agencies said on Monday. Rouhani, who was elected last month and will be inaugurated on August 4, has pledged a less abrasive stance in ...

(Reuters) - Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani is to nominate Mohammad Forouzandeh as head of the Supreme National Security Council, a position which would automatically make him Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Iran's ISNA news agency said on Monday, quoting sources inside Rouhani's office. Forouzandeh is a former Revolutionary Guard and a current ...