Saleh Set to Speak: Is a Power Transfer Imminent in Yemen?
In 2011, Yemen's long-ruling president repeatedly promised to hand over power, then backed away. The deal he finally signed led not to stability but to war.
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In 2011, Yemen's long-ruling president repeatedly promised to hand over power, then backed away. The deal he finally signed led not to stability but to war.
Iran's combative president of 2005–2013 was often dismissed as a provocateur. His years in office reshaped Iran's nuclear standoff, its economy and its internal politics.