Rouhani Enlists Iran Jewish MP Against Hard-Liners

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani looks to put behind the charges of Holocaust denial by his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iranian-Jewish minority Member of Parliament, Siamak Meresedgh, poses for a photograph in front of a banner for the 2012 parliamentary elections, after he registered as a candidate at the Interior Ministry building in Tehran December 25, 2011. Candidates began registering on Saturday for Iran's parliamentary elections in March, the first litmus test of the clerical establishment's popularity since the 2009 disputed presidential vote. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR2VMNV
Iranian-Jewish member of parliament Siamak Moreh Sedgh stands in front of a banner for the 2012 parliamentary elections, after he registered as a candidate at the Interior Ministry building in Tehran, Dec. 25, 2011. He reportedly is going to the United Nations along with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. - REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
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In Iran, much like everywhere else, all politics is local.

This applies to some of the most important reasons behind Rouhani's reported decision to take Iran's Jewish member of parliament, Siamak Moreh Sedgh, with him on his upcoming UN trip to New York.

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