Global Scans · Hassan Rouhani · Weekly Summary

• Iran's former president Hassan Rouhani once warned: If Iran cannot export oil, no oil will be exported from the Persian Gulf. Middle East Eye
• Under Iran's relatively moderate former President Hassan Rouhani, the Islamic Republic slowed its space program for fear of raising tensions with the West. The Mercury News
• Both former President Hassan Rouhani and now Raisi have stressed that Iran will neither negotiate an extension of the current agreement nor accept the inclusion of its missile capability in any talks, as has been raised by the United States. Council on Foreign Relations
• Under Raisi, who is a hardliner in sharp contrast to Iran's sitting moderate President Hassan Rouhani, Tehran will almost certainly resume development of its nuclear program, in continued violations of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The National Interest
• Iran's President Hassan Rouhani threatened an aggressive response to the killing of Fakhrizadeh, while the Iranian Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warned that severe revenge and punishment has been put on Iran's agenda. Asharq Al-Awsat
• Conservatives and hardliners view the parliamentary elections as a golden opportunity lock in their advantage against President Hassan Rouhani and his allies ahead of the 2021 presidential race and the eventual death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Eurasia Group
• U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could meet within weeks, but Rouhani said Tuesday that the U.S. president must first lift sanctions imposed on Tehran. AP News
• After eight years of near-constant attacks on President Hassan Rouhani, a moderate, Iran's hardliners will control all levers of power after the election of Ebrahim Raisi as Rouhani's successor. Axios
• An interim arrangement with only limited sanctions relief could be politically damaging to Iran's new hardline government, which has portrayed the previous Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, as too ready to compromise with the West and failing to deliver economic benefits to Iran. Yahoo News
• Until a deal is reached, Iran will continue aggressively expanding its nuclear activities in hopes of gaining more leverage with the United States in talks. ctcitraining.org
• President Hassan Rouhani's failure to improve the political situation or reverse the devastating impact of US sanctions on Iran's economy means that anger is high and turnout is expected to be very low. TRT World
• Just as the Supreme Leader of Iran has emphasized multiple times, based on Islamic ethics and deep understanding, pursuing a destructive weapon that can be a large threat to a large community is not something Iran is doing. amjfinancial
• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned last May that if the U.S. interferes with Iranian tankers bringing gasoline to Venezuela, U.S. tankers will have a reciprocal problem. Voice of America
• Negotiations could be postponed to an even later date unless the US shows its will to full compliance to the nuclear deal by lifting all sanctions on Iran. Elijah J. Magnier
• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that his country is capable of enriching uranium to 90% if necessary, but would only use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and will never seek to obtain nuclear weapons. AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
• In June Iran will hold presidential elections that will probably result in the replacement of Hassan Rouhani with a hard-liner hostile to the nuclear deal. The New York Review of Books
• As Iranian President Hassan Rouhani squabbles with hardline parliamentarians over 2022's national budget, state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting will inevitably be richly funded despite rising public objections to its partisan reporting. Asia Times

Last updated: 21 June 2026