As he and his allies step up their political challenge against others within Iran�s regime, President Rouhani has said that his Government � and its July 14 nuclear deal with the 5+1 Powers � will ensure economic recovery.

Rouhani told a crowd�in Hamedan in western Iran on Tuesday, �After 23 months of efforts and negotiations by [our] revolutionary brothers and heroic diplomats �we have returned true security to this country.�

The President emphasized�that the 5_1 Powers had recognized Iran�s right to uranium enrichment and �all the powerful countries are bound to support Iran in achieving better technology in the nuclear field�.

However, his headline claim was on recovery after years of economic downturn amid US-led sanctions and Government mismanagement:
The sanctions will be removed one after another. Our people will enjoy all of their economic and business rights and, god willing, we will witness rapid, sustainable growth and development in future months and years.
The President said that the Government had kept the promise to reduce Iran�s inflation, which was at more than 40% when he took office in August 2013. He asserted that the rate was now below 14% and would fall farther.

Rouhani and his allies have faced hardline criticism over the terms of the nuclear deal, with some MPs and clerics demanding a Parliamentary vote, but the Government appears likely to meet that challenge.

So the political fight has moved towards important elections for the Parliament and Assembly of Experts in February 2016. Concerned about loss of economic holdings as well as influence, the Revolutionary Guards have attacked the Government�s foreign policy, using the Supreme Leader�s warning against any cooperation with the US.

Rouhani and former President Hashemi Rafsanjani have not only pushed back, but are trying to seize the political offensive. The President has called for the powers of the Guardian Council over elections, including the vetting of candidates, to be curbed. Rafsanjani sought the support of senior clerics last weekend, with implicit criticism of elements within the regime and a call for the �people�s will� to be paramount.

By EA WourldView