pragmatist
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Despite his hardline stance against the West, Larijani was often described inside Iran as a pragmatist.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Chance handed post-Maduro power to Rodriguez, a former economics minister with a reputation as a pragmatist, says Angela Pachon, special adviser to University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Diplomats describe Larijani as a pragmatist who tentatively raised resuming nuclear talks, despite his current aggressive stance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
A pragmatist and political survivor, Larijani is a former nuclear negotiator whose daughter studied in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Like most black American leaders, McKissick was first and last a pragmatist.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
