Iran's president faces calls to resign over economic crisis

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AP Tehran
Last Updated : Feb 24 2019 | 3:00 PM IST

As Iran marked the 40th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution, a white-turbaned Shiite cleric at one commemoration targeted President Hassan Rouhani, a fellow clergyman, with this sign: "You who are the cause of inflation; we hope you won't last until spring."
"We need someone who creates jobs and firmly pushes the brake pedal on rising prices."
"You cannot run the country with this amount of power and be accountable for all its difficulties and problems."
"When Rouhani will not be in power, people will choose his alternative," said hard-line lawmaker and cleric Mojtaba Zolnouri, who signed onto the Rouhani impeachment effort. "Whoever people choose, we welcome."


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First Published: Feb 24 2019 | 3:00 PM IST

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