Iran: Top Rouhani aide resigns over audio leak scandal
02 May 2021; MEMO: A top aide of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has resigned amid growing backlash over a recent controversial audio leak of the country's foreign minister, Anadolu Agency reported.
In a statement, Rouhani's office said on Thursday that Hesamuddin Ashena, who headed the Center for Strategic Studies, an influential policy group at the presidential office, had been replaced with government spokesman Ali Rabaie.
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