Jon Snow
Iran begins to emerge from three decades of isolation
Iran’s Chief Negotiator Abbas Araghchi tells me that there is a genuine negotiating bond of respect with the United States, but the negotiations are hard.
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Iran’s election – inside the holy city of Qom
Ever since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, this place Qom has been the Centre of both political and religious power in Iran.
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Jon Snow
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Jon Snow
Why the Iran nuclear deal is the overture to much more
It is not so different from the nuclear deal Hassan Rouhani offered when he was Tehran’s nuclear negotiator 10 years ago. Now he’s Iran’s president and the western powers are desperate for a deal.
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Jon Snow
Hassan Rouhani – confounding expectations and inspiring rare hope
We may have failed to engage with him first time round, but this time, despite all the hurdles and pitfalls, 2013 could prove to have been Hassan Rouhani’s hour, with more to come.
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Jon Snow
Can two old priests change the world?
Both these priests have huge mountains of prejudice and doubt to climb but Pope Francis and Iran’s Rouhani may herald a more creative and hopeful era.
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Jonathan Rugman
How much rope will Iran’s regime give Rouhani?
Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s new president, could meet Barack Obama for the first time this week – however, some fear the United States could demand too much from Iran.
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Jon Snow
The UN's comeback moment: will hope and history chime?
Should the American and Iranian presidents manage to grasp a handshake in the margins of the UN general assembly, it could prove the most important handshake since the ending of the cold war.
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Jonathan Rugman
Time for a 'grand bargain' between United States and Iran
You’d have to go back over 15 years to find such constructive interaction between Iran and the west, and over 35 years since Iranian and American leaders last met.
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Jon Snow
Dr Hassan Rouhani looking set to win the Iranian presidential election
It is hard to be sure, but Dr Hassan Rouhani looks set to win the Iranian presidential election.