TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian official close to the team of negotiators engaged in nuclear talks with world powers denied reports that Tehran and Washington have narrowed gaps on the number of the centrifuge machines Iran will be allowed to possess under the final comprehensive nuclear deal. The published story about a compromise on the number of centrifuges ...

A condensed transcript of Post columnist David Ignatiuss interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Q: David Ignatius:Let me begin by asking about the state of the negotiations. After your delegation left technical negotiations in Vienna on Friday, your colleague Abbas Aragchi said that the U.S. announcement of a move to strengthen ...

[caption id="attachment_53165" align="alignright" width="180"] Irans President Hassan Rouhani (R) speaks in an interview with the Washington Posts David Ignatius in New York, September 25, 2013.[/caption] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran is willing to reach a deal with the West over its nuclear energy program within a time frame of three ...

Editors note: In his latest column, David Ignatius writes abouthis one-on-one interviewwith Irans president, Hassan Rouhani. A transcript of the full interview is below: Q:U.S. officials say that you have been given full authority by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to negotiate the nuclear file. I would like to ask you if thats true, and what instructions ...