Al-Monitor- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani�s first televised interview after the�recent unrest�appears to have failed to alleviate much of the public's angry feelings.


Popular TV host Reza Rashidpour, who is a Reformist, was chosen for the first time by Iranian state TV to interview Rouhani. While he promised viewers�a challenging interview, this did not happen, and both the�public and analysts slammed�both the interviewer and Rouhani.

In the televised interview�conducted Jan. 22, the�moderate�Rouhani�answered detailed questions and rumors about himself and the country, turning the show into the first presidential interview in which Rouhani�� known as the �diplomat sheikh��� didn�t once talk about�foreign policy�or mention�the nuclear deal.



Read more here