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Speaking of Iran

Pro-Hassan Rouhani Iranian Editor Defects while Covering Nuclear Talks in Lausanne

March 30, 2015
Speaking of Iran
Pro-Hassan Rouhani Iranian Editor Defects while Covering Nuclear Talks in Lausanne
Pro-Hassan Rouhani Iranian Editor Defects while Covering Nuclear Talks in Lausanne

THE TELEGRAPH

BY AHMED VAHDAT AND RICHARD SPENCER

 

A close media aide to Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian president, has sought political asylum in Switzerland after travelling to Lausanne to cover the nuclear talks between Tehran and the West.

Amir Hossein Motaghi, who managed public relations for Mr Rouhani during his 2013 election campaign, was said by Iranian news agencies to have quit his job at the Iran Student Correspondents Association (ISCA).

 

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