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  • Iran to be more transparent over n-issue Hassan Rouhani

    Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani said Monday that his country would try to be more " transparent" in its nuclear issue to "build confidence". "The sanctions are problems which Iran faces today and all of us know that they are oppressive," reported Xinhua citing Rouhani during his first press conference, days after being elected Iranian president having garnered 50.7 per cent of the votes ...

  • Irans Rowhani Promises New Era

    Iran's newly elected president is giving a glimpse into what he says may lie ahead for relations between Tehran and the rest of the world. Cleric Hassan Rowhani spoke at a news conference Monday, during which he promised to follow a path of moderation. President-elect Hassan Rowhani took to the podium to make clear his victory represents a new era, hinting at a new start with world ...

  • Irans moderate presidential-elect Rowhani vows to fight extremism

    Iran' new presidential-elect Hassan Rowhani has hailed his election win as a victory over extremism. Major powers quickly offered to engage with the moderate cleric and former nuclear negotiator, who has promised a more constructive approach to talks. According to news.com.au, Iran's reformist press hailed Rowhani as the 'sheikh of hope'. The press added that Rowhani's victory promised a ...

  • Analysts cautiously optimistic following moderate Rouhanis presidential win in Iran

    The election of moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani as Iran's president is seen with optimism among analysts in Oman. Most analysts moreover see him as the best bet among the eight candidates in Saturday's elections. According to Gulf News, Turki Al Belushi, journalist who runs Oman's popular news portal Albaladoman.com., said that the reformist in Rouhani raises some hopes for the region, but then ...

  • Israeli PM says sanctions on Iran should increase despite newly elected moderate president

    Israel has warned the international community not to ease sanctions on Iran following the election of a moderate president. Israel said Iran's nuclear efforts remain firmly in the hands of the country's extremist ruling clerics. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued the warning a day after Hasan Rowhani won the presidential election in Iran. According to news24, although Rowhani is ...

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Few movies today have the courage to even briefly mention the kinds of issues that "Contact" makes its central focus: the existence of God, the essence of faith, the conflict between science and religion, the meaning of the universe, the real possibility of intelligent life outside our own. These are all questions that "Contact" addresses in one way or another, and the most intelligent aspect of t ... ...

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  • Obama Iranian people want a different direction

    WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama says Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people "want to move in a different direction." But he says Tehran still needs to show the international community that it is not pursuing a nuclear ...

  • New president shifts Iran’s tack hews to nuclear goals

    Western hopes that Iran's newly elected president signals a moderate shift by the mullahs who run the country may be misplaced, given Hassan Rowhani's support of the leadership's nuclear program, some experts ...

  • How Will Irans New President Impact Relations With U.S.

    What does the election of Hasan Rowhani mean for Iran's nuclear program? How will Iran's new president approach relations with the U.S.? To address those questions, Gwen Ifill is joined by Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Cliff Kupchan of the Eurasia ...

  • South Africa urges Iran to resolve issues with IAEA

    South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday urged Iran to give priority to resolving all outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Zuma was speaking while congratulating Hassan Rouhani for being elected as Iranian president succeeding current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC).Resolving the ...

  • Rouhani holds fast on Iran nuclear issue offers transparency

    Hassan Rouhani ruled out Monday any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn U.N. sanctions but said he hoped an early deal could be reached to allay the concerns of major powers.Rouhani said his new government, to be formed after his inauguration in August, would "revive ethics and constructive interaction with the world through moderation.""I hope that all countries use this ...

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