Iran: the west needs to forge a more nuanced relationship with the new regime | Observer editorial

Bush and Blair saw Iran in terms of black and white. We need a different engagement The election of Hassan Rouhani , a 64-year-old cleric, to the presidency of the Islamic republic of Iran leaves many people around the world with more questions than answers. Many of those questions stem from the reaction to the 2009 election when the authenticity of the result – a victory for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad