Unsurprisingly, President Rouhanis phone call with Barack Obama the first high-level contact between US and Iranian leaders since 1979 has aroused much excitement and comment in the Islamic Republic. Most of the reaction has been favorable, including the support of more than 200 of Irans 290 MPs in a motion praising Rouhani, but there has also been ...

Two hundred and thirty Iranian lawmakers have expressed support for the stances adopted by President Hassan Rouhani during his visit to New York, where he delivered a speech to the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly. In a statement on Tuesday, the Iranian lawmakers hailed President Rouhani for presenting Iran as a powerful and peace-loving country,...