Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has returned to a mixed reception in Tehran after his historic phone call with U.S. President Barack Obama. Iranian media said hundreds of Rohani supporters turned up at the airport to greet him. But about 100 hard-liners shouting “Death to America” reportedly pelted his car with eggs and stones in […]
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U.S., Iranian Presidents Speak By Phone
U.S. President Barack Obama says he has spoken by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rohani in the first direct conversation between U.S. and Iranian presidents in more than 30 years. The conversation came hours after Rohani called the United States a “great” nation, a stark reversal from his predecessors, as intense diplomatic efforts by […]
‘Don’t miss golden opportunity’ 500 Iranian activists tell Obama
It is now Obama’s turn to take steps at ending the 35-year long hostilities in US-Iranian relations, say a group of more than 500 Iranian dissidents, intellectuals and public figures. In a letter to US President Barack Obama, more than 500 Iranian intellectuals, former and current political prisoners, as well as civil society and […]
Iran, U.S. Preparing For Highest-Level Contact In Years
The United States and Iran are preparing for what could be their highest-level contact in six years. Officials say Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is expected to join U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for a meeting on September 26 with their counterparts from Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia at the United […]
Obama Says He Exchanged Letters With Rohani
U.S. President Barack Obama has disclosed for the first time that he exchanged letters with new Iranian President Hassan Rohani. In an interview on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on September 15, Obama did not reveal the content of the letters but made clear that U.S. concerns about Iran’s nuclear program are a […]
Obama Signs Executive Order Freezing Iranian Assets
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order imposing tougher sanctions on Iran and its central bank.
Iran says Obama has called for talks
Ali Motahari, a conservative Iranian MP, has announced that the recent letter from U.S. President Barack Obama calls for “direct negotiations” with Iran’s Supreme Leader.
Senators Press Obama on Iran’s Central Bank
WASHINGTON—More than 90 U.S. senators signed a letter to President Barack Obama pressing him to sanction Iran’s central bank, with some threatening legislation to force the move, an outcome that would represent a stark escalation in tensions between the two countries.