29-05-2017 17:12 via yahoo.com

Iran judiciary chief slams Rouhani election pledges

Iran's judiciary chief criticised moderate President Hassan Rouhani on Monday over his promises to release jailed opposition leaders -- a sign of the obstacles facing the newly re-elected leader's reform efforts.During his election campaign, "a candidate said during a gathering of his supporters that he wanted to end the house arrest" of two reformist leaders, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani said, without directly naming Rouhani."Who are you to end the house arrest?" he asked, according to the judicia
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