A 1988 massacre and the truth about ‘moderate’ Rouhani 1988 Massacre of Iranian political prisoners   Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Arab News, 27 September 2017  - Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani is making a tactical shift once again. This time he is appealing the hard-liners publicly and revealing the actual agenda of his administration after achieving the Supreme Leader’s economic objectives. Rouhani used the UN pedestal last week to shower praise on Tehran’s theocracy. His stale slogans smack of desperation and deception. Isolated and generally regarded as a pariah, the regime and its familiar figures try to stick to the same plot and project an image of a powerful and rational player. Brush aside the forced rhetoric and the ugly truth reveals itself: A regime that has hanged over 3,100 people under Rouhani alone, securing the world record for the highest number of executions. Dozens of young people are among the victims, securing another record; the wor...