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Arron Merat

Arron Reza Merat is a journalist specializing on Iran.

Iran's Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi speaks to Cuban officials in Havana's Revolution Square September 7, 2011. Rahimi is on an official visit to Cuba to take part in the Iran-Cuba 15th joint commission meeting. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR2QX37

Iran's webs of corruption prevalent, but hidden

Iranian military ships frigate "Alvand" (R) and light replenishment ship "Bushehr" are seen docked for refueling on May 6, 2014 in Port Sudan, 250 kilometres (155 miles) across the Red Sea from Iran's regional rival Saudi Arabia. Sudan's army spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Saad said the warships, one of them a navy supply ship, had arrived in Port Sudan, where civilians could tour the vessels during their port call. Naval vessels from Iran have periodically stopped in Port Sudan for what Khartoum describes as nor

Wary of lifting Iran sanctions, EU overrides own courts

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani waits to address the 68th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 24, 2013 REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX13YBM

Reactions to Rouhani Speech Ripple Through Streets of Tehran

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, September 13, 2013. Rouhani said on Friday that he wanted a swift resolution to a dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme, which Western states fear is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin (KYRGYZSTAN - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, E

Rouhani’s Central Asia Policies In Spotlight at SCO Summit

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends an opening ceremony for the government subsidised Mehr Housing Complex in Tabriz, 633 km (396 miles) northwest of Tehran, July 31, 2011. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTR2PHMW

Rouhani Deals With Ahmadinejad's Economic Legacy