Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Rouhani, Obama hold telephone conversation Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his American counterpart Barack Obama have held a telephone conversation as the Iranian president was wrapping up his visit to New York for the 68th annual session of the UN General Assembly.  ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama was made at the request of the White House, said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and added that an anticipated direct meeting with Obama was cancelled due to the lack of time. Speaking to reporters at Tehrans Mehrabad International Airport on Saturday upon returning ...

The issue of relations between Iran and the United States has taken a new turn in the past months, particularly in the past few weeks, which has convinced even the most cynical observers that the time is now ripe for a change in those relations. Apart from such variables as the change of tone, and surprising speed at which the two sides have moved ...

Maybe Another Time, read the front page of a Tehran-based newspaper after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and U.S. PresidentBarack Obamafailed to meet at the United Nations in New York. The story inShargh, the most popular pro-Rouhani newspaper, followed a decision by Iranian officials that the time wasnt yet right for a handshake between the two ...

At a meeting with influential editors and columnists today, Iranian President Rouhani urged the US not to see his refusal as a bad sign for negotiations. IransPresident Hassan Rouhaniexpanded his American charm offensive this morning, saying he was ready to alter decades of US-Iran hostility and that there was nothing we seek to hide about Irans controversial ...

TEHRAN, Iran Iran is ready to engage in high-level talks with long-time foe the United States, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in comments published Thursday, September 26, by official news agency IRNA. "A meeting is not an end in itself, nor is it ruled out... President (Hassan) Rouhani has no problem in principle" with meeting US President ...

While American officials say the near miss betweenPresident Obamaand President Hassan Rouhani of Iran at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday means little to the ultimate fate of negotiations with Iran over itsnuclear program, it does illustrate the acute political sensitivities that will affect both leaders as they try to embark on a diplomatic ...

(Reuters) -Israelvoiced concern on Tuesday over a potential meeting of the U.S. and Iranian presidents, saying Tehran's conciliatory overtures to world powers masked an acceleration of its disputed nuclear program. An official Israeli assessment saidIrannow had centrifuges for quickly turning low-enriched uranium into bomb fuel, putting it on a fast ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will convey the Iranian nations message of peace during his visit to New York to attend the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, says Irans Foreign Ministry. The Iranian president arrived in New York City for the annual General Assembly meeting on Monday. Rouhani is scheduled to deliver a speech to the Assembly ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran said no bilateral meetings have been planned between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his American counterpart Barack Obama or the two sides' foreign ministers, adding that recent reports in this regard are just media speculations. "No such meeting is on agenda," Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Tuesday ...

President Obama would be crazy not to seize the opportunity that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has given him. President Obama would be crazy not to dive deep into diplomacy with Iran, right now. Forget the standard throat-clearing bromides and water-testing toe-dips that mark the resumption of relations with suspect characters. When the worlds ...

Following a week of speculation and rising expectations, White House officials today seemed to downplay the prospect of a one-on-one meeting between President Obama and his Iranian counterpart. We are hoping to engage with the Iranian government at a variety of levels, provided they will follow through on their commitment to address the international ...

(Reuters) - Two senior senators on Monday urged President Barack Obama to take a tough line againstIranin his speech to the U.N. General Assembly this week. Democrat Robert Menendez and Republican Lindsey Graham sent a letter to Obama urging him to restate the U.S. goal of not permitting Iran to achieve nuclear weapons capability and demanding verifiable ...

(Reuters) - A slew of international crises will take center stage this week as the U.N. General Assembly gathers in New York - Syria's bloody civil war, the possible appearance of Sudan's president despite an arrest warrant for alleged genocide, and outrage over a massive U.S. cyberspying program. There are also some hopes for good news. Many of the ...

The flight from Tehran to New York is long, but if hopes were jet engines Irans new President, Hassan Rouhani, would be here already. Rouhani, who took office just six weeks ago, is due on Sunday for a week of public appearances and diplomatic footwork, centering on his first appearance before the United Nations General Assembly. For those invested ...

Iranian hardliners appear to have given their tacit support to presidentHassan Rouhanias the moderate cleric prepares to travel to New York on what could be a critically important visit to theUnited Nations, which may include a historic meeting with his American counterpart. Hawkish fundamentalists, including the elite Revolutionary Guards close to ...

Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   U.S. says open for Iran talks based on mutual respect The United States is ready to engage in talks with Iran about Tehrans nuclear energy program on the basis of mutual respect, the White House has announced.   Iran to build new nuclear power plant Iran plans to build ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- A diplomatic breakthrough between the West and Iran could be in sight, said former Canadian ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor. He called Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, a "remarkable man" who is both familiar with the West and has the trust of his country's top Islamic clerics. "At this moment I think without sounding too naive ...

Ahead of a possible meeting between the US and Iran, the two nations are moving in a new direction. As their relationship changes and trust builds, the US might approve sanctions relief, editor-at-large of Atlantic magazine, Steven Clemons, told RT. The trust building process between Iran and the USultimately will lead to some sanctions relief, but ...

Obama administration praises 'welcome rhetoric' over nuclear weapons and says meeting is possible next week in New York. The White House has hinted at the possibility of a historic meeting with Iranian presidentHassan Rouhaniduring his visit to theUnited Nationsnext week, praising what it called "welcome rhetoric" fromIranonnuclear weapons. In ...