Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Rouhani says US officialscontacted him 5 times before NY trip, asking to meet Obama Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said that he did not agree or a short meeting with Barack Obama, although prior to his going to NY, the U.S. officials contacted him 5 times, asking for a meeting ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani praised President Hassan Rouhanis strong logic and wise stances at 68 UN annual General Assembly in the first meeting between Parliament and government on Tuesday evening. This comes after 230 lawmakers issued a communiqu on Tuesday to pull their weight behind the stances Rouhani announced at ...