Iranians elected his opposite: a moderate member of the clerical establishment.

Hassan Rohani, the relative moderate in a field of conservative loyalists, rejects charge he's been too soft in talks with other world powers.

Group wants a moderate former president and an Ahmadinejad protege barred from June elections.

Counting Ahmadinejad out grossly underestimates a critical asset: a deep well of supporters.

Remarks follow calls to fix damage to nation's reputation said caused by Ahmadinejad.

Iran's president on Tuesday unveiled an upgraded version of a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile just weeks after it was test-fired, the country's state-media reported.