Qatar’s ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country’s sovereignty.
{FD} AP Analysis: Rouhani’s hardest challenge may be Iran’s hopes
For Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, winning re-election may have been the easy part.
{FD} As Iran picks a president, 2 voters, very different views
All eyes in Iran’s presidential vote on Friday are on the two clerics leading the race: incumbent moderate President Hassan Rouhani and his hard-line challenger, Ebrahim Raisi.
{FD} Rouhani looks to beat hard-liner as Iran prepares to vote
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani staked his political future on opening Iran ever so slightly to the outside world and overcoming hard-liners’ opposition to secure a historic nuclear deal in exchange for relief from crippling sanctions.