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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Obama phone call with Rouhani breaks 34 year silence
Iranian president tells Obama to “Have a good day!” as a phone call signals a path out of the nuclear weapons impasse.
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Iran agrees to fast-track nuclear programme talks
Iran says it has agreed to fast-track nuclear negotiations, with the hope of reaching a deal within a year. But Iran’s nuclear envoy plays down prospects of a breakthrough at talks on Friday.
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Catherine Ashton: ‘We need to be confident with Iran’
Catherine Ashton, the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, speaks to Channel 4 News about signals from Iran on nuclear talks, and about being a woman.
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Hassan Rouhani tells UN: ‘Peace is within reach’
President Hassan Rouhani tells world leaders at the United Nations general assembly that Iran is ready to talk about its nuclear programme, but warns against military intervention in Syria.
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Jonathan Rugman
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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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Barack Obama talks of ‘new relationship’ with Iran
US President Barack Obama says negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme could be the first step on a long road to establishing a new relationship between the two old enemies.
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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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Iran does ‘not seek war with any country’, pledges Rouhani
In a US TV interview, Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani says the country seeks peace and friendship and has no nuclear weapons as he continues on a seeming rapprochement campaign with the west.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Iran prisoner release marks further break with Ahmadinejad era
Iran’s new president has taken to social media to underline his reforming credentials, retweeting news of the release of political prisoners, including the prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.
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Jon Snow
New hope around Iran and a conversation with Tehran
The election of Iran’s President Rouhani, combined with escalating diplomacy surrounding Syria, means back channels have been reopened between Washington and Iran.
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Iranian adviser praises Russian plan for Syria
A close adviser to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour, tells Channel 4 News the Russian proposal for Syria helped to avert war.
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How Putin’s Russia props up Assad’s military
Russia has been Syria’s main supplier of military hardware for the last 60 years – which means that if the US attacks Syria, it will face Russian missiles and fighter aircraft.
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Obama ‘agrees to UN talks on Russia’s plan for Syria’
As the US begins talks on Russia’s proposal to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, Russia rejects a draft resolution drawn up by France authorising force.
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G20 leaders express concerns over Syria strike
G20 leaders voice their concerns about a military strike on Syria, as Russia and Iran warn the US not to take action against the Assad regime.
