Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has wished a happy new year for the Jewish community all over the world. On Sunday, Rouhani congratulated Jews on the occasion of their new year, also called , voicing hope that common Abrahamic roots would pave the way for the creation of more respect and understanding between Muslims and Jews. May our shared Abrahamic ...

TEHRAN A series of good-will gestures and hints of new diplomatic flexibility from Irans ruling establishment was capped on Wednesday by the highest-level statement yet that the countrys new leaders are pushing for a compromise in negotiations over their disputed nuclear program. In a near staccato burst of pronouncements, statements and speeches ...

In the wake of startling tweets fromIranwishing Jews a happy Rosh Hashanah,an unusual public debate has broken out among the country's leadership over whether officials should usesocial mediato send policy messages to a global audience. Over the past several years, Iranian officials or their representatives have opened accounts on Twitter, Facebook ...

SUMMARY:The internal conflict within Irans regime over Syria appeared to ease on Sunday, as former President Hashemi Rafsanjani pulled back his controversial declaration that the Assad regime had used chemical weapons. However, tension was not far away, even as Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wascriticising US military interventionduring talks ...

(Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday dismissed the significance of reports that the new Iranian president and his foreign minister had both issued greetings to mark the Jewish New Year. Twitter messages that appeared to have been issued by newly-elected Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, wishing Jews a good ...

The World Jewish Congress offered cautious praise Friday for the surprising.welcomeRosh Hashanah greetings offered to the Jewish people by Irans new presidentandforeign ministeron Twitter this week, but said the Iranian leaders welcome words of tolerance on the occasion of the Jewish new years holiday should be followed by concrete actions. The Rosh ...

TEHRAN, Iran Jews arent our enemies, said Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif when asked by IransTasnimnews agencyabouthis statements on the Holocaust on a social-media websitein a conversation that originated with his tweet of "Happy Rosh Hashanah" on Sept. 5. The foreign minister, whose name means in Persian elegant or "delicate," ...

The Iranian Foreign Minister said on Twitter that Iran does not deny the Holocaust, distancing the government from the often belligerent stance of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mohammad Javad Zarifbegan tweeting Wednesday in English from an account, confirmed by CNNsChristiane Amanpour, as part of what appears to be a concerted Internet campaign ...

In stunning contrast to his Holocaust denying predecessor, Irans new President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday sent well wishes to the Jewish people on the occasion of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown. As the sun is about to set here in Tehran, I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah, Rouhaniwrote on ...