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Eliot Engel: “He may be the most moderate of all the hardliners that were allowed to run, but he is no reformer.”

On the recordNovember 12, 2013
He may be the most moderate of all the hardliners that were allowed to run, but he is no reformer.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel expresses skepticism about Hassan Rouhani's reformist claims.

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