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15:01, 03-Aug-2017
Rouhani sworn in as Iranian president for second term
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Iran's supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Thursday endorsed Hassan Rouhani, who was re-elected for a second term as president in May.
Rouhani, 68, became president after winning the 2013 election by a wide margin. His desire to engage in diplomacy with Western powers led to the landmark nuclear agreement in July 2015, which lifted international sanctions imposed over Iran's nuclear program.
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