TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Just days after Hasan Rouhani's election victory in Iran, his top advisers and allies gathered for a closed-door strategy session at a think tank run by the new president. The group, lugging spread sheets, notes and policy papers, also carried something new into the mix - an array of degrees from Western universities. Soon after ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Mock condolences arriving by text message in Iran announce the political "death" of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Memorial services, the joke continues, are planned at the United Nations in tribute to his swaggering style each year in New York. The satire may bring smirks from the many foes Ahmadinejad has racked up over eight ...