Iran’s new president promises to lift struggling economy and improve ties with the outside world Tehran bid farewell to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with the swearing in of new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on August 4.Rouhani defeated five rivals in an election campaign bearing the slogan "moderation and wisdom,"capturing the expectations of Iranian people that he could change the country’s deteriorating economic climate as well as its relationships with the outside world. However,observers claimed that Rouhani’s ability to alter Iran’s course is limited,as the current economic climate in Iran is mainly caused by Western sanctions and that it is impossible for Iran to change its position on the
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