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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Iranian president, his visit to the U.S. nearing its end, makes contact with the White House. As his car inches through New York's snarled traffic, he hears Barack Obama's voice on the phone as the U.S. president sits at his desk in the Oval Office. Fifteen minutes later, the two men say goodbye in each other's language. And ...

(Reuters) - Hundreds of Iranians cheered President Hassan Rouhani on his return from New York on Saturday after his historic phone call with U.S. PresidentBarack Obamabut a smaller number of hardliners shouted "Death to America" and threw eggs and shoes at his official car leaving the airport, Iranian media reported. While an anticipated handshake ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Before leaving for the United Nations, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said he hoped to open a new era in dialogue with Washington. He returned to Tehran on Saturday with more in hand than even the most optimistic predictions. Now begins the harder task for Rouhani and his inner circle of Western-educated envoys and ...