Rouhani vows victory over Iran's hawks as nuclear deadline nears

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* Iranian president under pressure from hardliners * Rouhani says they are out of step with people, Khamenei * Nuclear talks resume next week; July 20 deadline By Mehrdad Balali DUBAI, May 7 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Wednesday to win the battle with hardliners who are against his policy of detente, as the nuclear talks that they oppose enter a critical phase. Elected in a landslide eleven months ago, Rouhani reversed the antagonistic stance his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took towards the West and led Iran into talks about its nuclear programme that resume in Vienna next week ahead of a self-imposed July 20 deadline for a deal. "We will stand against extremism, and with the help of God, score a victory against extremists," he said, in a reference to politicians and clerics who consider his opening to the West - including Iran's long-time foe the United States - a weakening of the Islamic Republic.

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