Iran future economy

After having achieved a nuclear deal with the West, both Rouhani and Khamenei have a vested interest in setting aside their differences to secure their political futures and turn the economy round.

Loosening of control by the anti-Western hardliners who currently dominate the 290-seat parliament could strengthen the president's hand to open Iran further to foreign trade and investment.

“In certain cases there were a lot of gaps and differences of opinion, but the differences have narrowed at the moment,” Rouhani told Iranian reporters on Tuesday.