After eight years in office, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has handed over the presidential reigns to his successor Hassan Rouhani, who will be officially sworn in on Sunday.<br /><br />Ahmadinejad's hardline policies will be remembered for raising tensions between the Islamic Republic and Western powers.<br /><br />Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has formally endorsed Rouhani.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/