Hassan Rouhani holds a doctorate from a university in Scotland . `` He says in his book that if it was up to him , he and his team would have come up with a solution that would not lead up to Iran 's case being deferred to the U.N. -- saying 'we could have done this , and some people in Iran and some in the West torpedoed it . '' He had a long career in Iran 's defense establishment . Comment: He has made comments in support of Iran 's rebellious Green Movement .
Hassan Rouhani holds a doctorate from a university in Scotland . He had a long career in Iran 's defense establishment . Comment: He has made comments in support of Iran 's rebellious Green Movement .