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Iran's New President Calls for Nuclear Talks Without Rejecting Direct US Role - New York Times (blog) Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:42:27 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Iran's New President Calls for Nuclear Talks Without Rejecting Direct US Role New York Times (blog) TEHRAN — Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, on Tuesday used his first news conference to call for serious negotiations to solve the decade-long dispute over the country's nuclear program, and he repeatedly suggested openness to direct talks with ... Iran's new president hints at possibility of talks with USCBS News Iran is ready to enter 'serious and substantive' nuke talksNBCNews.com Rouhani: Iran willing to participate in 'serious negotiations'Washington Post TIME -Reuters all 1,413 news articles »

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Senators urge Obama to toughen Iran sanctions as new president takes office - Fox News Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:20:14 GMT

Senators urge Obama to toughen Iran sanctions as new president takes office Fox News As newly elected Iranian President Hasan Rouhani takes office, dozens of U.S. senators are urging the Obama administration to increase sanctions on the country -- to sustain pressure over Iran's nuclear program even as the U.S. tests the new diplomatic ...

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Iran's new leader Rouhani urges 'serious' nuclear talks - BBC News Tue, 06 Aug 2013 22:17:31 GMT

BBC News

Iran's new leader Rouhani urges 'serious' nuclear talks BBC News President Rouhani's message to the US government was that if it wished to engage directly with Iran, it needed to distance itself from "pressure groups" inside Congress who were "bewildering" it. He repeatedly pushed the narrative that pro-Israeli ...

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Iran's Rouhani pulls off cabinet balancing act - Reuters Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:48:16 GMT

Iran's Rouhani pulls off cabinet balancing act Reuters Rouhani's presidency has raised hopes in diplomatic circles that the moderate cleric with links to all of Iran's often-feuding factions can be someone the West can talk to and at least defuse tensions over the nuclear dispute. Perhaps wanting to take ...

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Iran's Rouhani Takes Conciliatory Stance - Voice of America Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:45:52 GMT

Iran's Rouhani Takes Conciliatory Stance Voice of America "Should it be willing to do that in a verifiable way, there's an opportunity for Iran to reenter the international community, to ease the burden of it's isolation," said White House Spokesman Jay Carney. The issue is crucial for Iran. The international ...

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New Iran leader offers glimmer of hope to moderates and the West - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:27:06 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

New Iran leader offers glimmer of hope to moderates and the West NBCNews.com (blog) TEHRAN, Iran – President Hassan Rouhani's inaugural speech and proposed cabinet picks offered hope to those within Iran and around the world looking for a change from his hard-line predecessor Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. “I want to restore hope to the ...

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Pro-Israel Group Attacks New York Times Times' Iran Correspondent - Daily Beast Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:25:18 GMT

Daily Beast

Pro-Israel Group Attacks New York Times Times' Iran Correspondent Daily Beast The story of Iranian President Hassan Rowhani's misquote—which Benjamin Netanyahu ran with, even after it was corrected, to build a case against Iran—deserves a coda. I thought the most curious response by a Washington pro-Israel group came from the ...

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Iran's new president says country is ready to resume nuclear talks - Fox News Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:42:39 GMT

Iran's new president says country is ready to resume nuclear talks Fox News TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is ready for "serious" and swift talks with world powers over its controversial nuclear program, the country's new president said Tuesday, echoing his own earlier calls for a better dialogue with the West. The remarks by Hasan ...

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Iran ready to talk if US shows 'goodwill', says new president - The Guardian Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:32:43 GMT

The Guardian

Iran ready to talk if US shows 'goodwill', says new president The Guardian Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, has said his government is determined to engage in "serious and substantive" negotiations with the west without wasting time in order to resolve the impasse over Tehran's nuclear programme. Two days after he was ...

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Rouhani: Iran Ready for 'Serious' Nuclear Talks - Voice of America Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:17:00 GMT

Voice of America

Rouhani: Iran Ready for 'Serious' Nuclear Talks Voice of America In his first news conference as president Tuesday, Hassan Rouhani said it was the Iranian nation's "utmost commitment to interact respectfully with the whole world" and that Iran was ready for negotiations on its nuclear program. The United States ...