Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a parliament session to defend his nominee for sports and youth minister in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Iran's conservative-dominated parliament rejected reformist ally of Rouhani for a ministerial post. In a vote on Sunday, 107 out of 253 lawmakers voted against Nasrollah Sajjadi who Rouhani nominated as the sports and youth minister. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)