eading to a post- Asad era. The international community, including Russia and Iran, has no interest in an unstable Syria. The election of President Hassan Rouhani of Iran is another opportunity that should be exploited to determine if his conciliatory words toward constructive engagement with the internationa

ran will offer enough concessions in the current talks for the administration to seriously consider softening or lifting the current sanctions. The Rouhani government has insisted on the right to continue enriching uranium on its own soil, something the White House opposes. Tehran has also yet to signa

EFTA00663301 concern for both the U.S. and Israel because it is largely impervious to airstrikes, or to dismantle any of its centrifuges. Even if Rouhani signed off, meanwhile, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, could veto the deal. Still, the Obama administration's chief nuclear negotia

ltitude. Maybe it's the rich food -- or the rich people. Or maybe the word for chutzpah in Farsi is "Davos." For whatever reason, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been putting on a brass-neck display this week in Switzerland -- and Rouhani's speech today at

iteration of their charm offensive, they've made some inadvertently hilarious statements. My favorite might be this tweet yesterday that came from Rouhani's account (which is apparently managed by aides): "Terrorism will come back to haunt those who sponsor it.If a govt thinks it can topple another g

President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been putting on a brass-neck display this week in Switzerland -- and Rouhani's speech today at the World Economic Forum was no exception. Rouhani and Zarif are busy trying, with intermittent success, to beguile the West into

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moment's notice should it choose to do so." Rouhani Dismisses US Efforts To Reimpose UN Sanctions. The AP (9/20, Vandat) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "dismissed US efforts to restore all UN sanctions on the country as mounting economic pressure from Washington pushed the local currency down to it

the local currency down to its lowest level ever on Sunday." Iran's currency "has lost more than 30% of its value to the dollar since June." Still, Rouhani "slammed the Trump Administration's declaration Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been reimposed because Tehran is not complying wit

debate, televised nationwide, went on for three hours. Voter turnout at 75 percent was almost half again higher than in the United States in 2012. Rouhani campaigned for greater moderation in government, "an end to extremism," and flexibility in reaching a nuclear accommodation in order to end Iran's

re, but hopes are not high, and expectations are even lower. In the meantime, both Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will make appearances. In years past, the threat of war with Iran started by Israel and waged by the United States to stall the mullahs' nuclear p

hu argues that the world must continue to impose ever stronger sanctions on Tehran until it gives up any and all potential for weapons development, Rouhani will be courting investors with the notion that sanctions are loosening and if they get in on the ground floor with investments today, when sancti

s, has not at this stage made it possible to end Iran's destabilizing activities or to ensure that it will not be able to acquire nuclear weapons." Rouhani: Iran "Not A Bargaining Chip In US Elections." The AP <https://apnews.com/4820d89135364c1ec9054b0b6068fc55> (9/22, Batrawy) reports Iranian Presiden

ran "Not A Bargaining Chip In US Elections." The AP <https://apnews.com/4820d89135364c1ec9054b0b6068fc55> (9/22, Batrawy) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly," and "insisted that it is the US that will surrender to the resilience o

speech to the virtual summit just days after Iran's currency plunged to its lowest levels ever to the U.S. dollar due to crippling US sanctions." Rouhani, Reuters <https://www.reuters.corn/arficle/us-un-assembly-iran/rouhani-says-u-s-can-impose-neither- negotiations-nor-war-on-iran-idUSKCN26D2OE> (9/22

iteration of their charm offensive, they've made some inadvertently hilarious statements. My favorite might be this tweet yesterday that came from Rouhani's account (which is apparently managed by aides): "Terrorism will come back to haunt those who sponsor it.If a govt thinks it can topple another E

ltitude. Maybe it's the rich food -- or the rich people. Or maybe the word for chutzpah in Farsi is "Davos." For whatever reason, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been putting on a brass-neck display this week in Switzerland -- and Rouhani's speech today at

President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been putting on a brass-neck display this week in Switzerland -- and Rouhani's speech today at the World Economic Forum was no exception. Rouhani and Zarif are busy trying, with intermittent success, to beguile the West into

Kenneth M. Pollack Article 3. Politico Obama's Fight with Israel: This Time It's Serious Robert Satloff Article 4. The Wall Street Journal Is Rouhani the New Gorbachev? Natan Sharansky Article 5. Los Angeles Times Israel's policy of erasure Saree Makdisi Article 6. The National Interest Why

a supposed right to it. U.S. negotiators believe that history shows the capitulation approach doesn't work with Iran. Back in 2003, when President Hassan Rouhani was his country's nuclear negotiator, Iran offered concessions to the West to limit its program. At that time, Iran had about 164 centrifuges. The

o fixated on a short-term deal with the latest media-hyped dictator as to miss altogether the real opportunity held out by the present moment? Can Rouhani be the new Gorbachev? Hardly. But if it will happen, it can only happen if we help him as we helped Mr. Gorbachev—if, by fidelity to our principles

re, but hopes are not high, and expectations are even lower. In the meantime, both Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will make appearances. In years past, the threat of war with Iran started by Israel and waged by the United States to stall the mullahs' nuclear pr

hu argues that the world must continue to impose ever stronger sanctions on Tehran until it gives up any and all potential for weapons development, Rouhani will be courting investors with the notion that sanctions are loosening and if they get in on the ground floor with investments today, when sanctio

debate, televised nationwide, went on for three hours. Voter turnout at 75 percent was almost half again higher than in the United States in 2012. Rouhani campaigned for greater moderation in government, "an end to extremism," and flexibility in reaching a nuclear accommodation in order EFTA00651272

l not be able to acquire nuclear weapons." Rouhani: Iran "Not A Bargaining Chip In US Elections." The AP (9/22, Batrawy) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly," and "insisted that it is the US that will surrender to the resilience

speech to the virtual summit just days after Iran's currency plunged to its lowest levels ever to the U.S. dollar due to crippling US sanctions." Rouhani, Reuters (9/22, Hafezi) reports, told the General Assembly the US could impose "neither negotiations nor war" on Tehran. Iran, he said, "is not a ba

, has not at this stage made it possible to end Iran's destabilizing activities or to ensure that it will not be able to acquire nuclear weapons." Rouhani: Iran "Not A Bargaining Chip In US Elections." The AP (9/22, Batrawy) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "delivered a defiant and fiery speec

ncy (IAEA) director Mohamed ElBaradei, offering to personally lead negotiations to resolve all outstanding differences with Iran. Yet according to Rouhani, "The regime [nezam, typically used to refer to the Supreme Leader] basically decided that we would not have negotiations with America." He also p

recently resurfaced after years out of the limelight, almost certainly at Khamenei's order. Hossein Mousavian and EFTA_R1_02205131 EFTA02721211 Hassan Rouhani have traveled to Europe to meet with officials behind the scenes, and Rouhani broke his public silence and spoke with the Tehran-based Mehr Nameh

order. Hossein Mousavian and EFTA_R1_02205131 EFTA02721211 Hassan Rouhani have traveled to Europe to meet with officials behind the scenes, and Rouhani broke his public silence and spoke with the Tehran-based Mehr Nameh journal for its May issue. In that interview, he revealed that President Bush

the local currency down to its lowest level ever on Sunday." Iran's currency "has lost more than 30% of its value to the dollar since June." Still, Rouhani "slammed the Trump Administration's declaration Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been reimposed because Tehran is not complying wit

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moment's notice should it choose to do so." Rouhani Dismisses US Efforts To Reimpose UN Sanctions. The AP (9/20, Vandat) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "dismissed US efforts to restore all UN sanctions on the country as mounting economic pressure from Washington pushed the local currency down to it

is a Bloomberg View columnist. nicic 7. Asharq Al-Awsat Iran faces six sets of sanctions Amir Taheri August 16, 2013 -- Is Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, boxing himself into a difficult situation? The question arises because Rouhani is telling Iranians he will ensure the sanctions are lifted withou

ns Amir Taheri August 16, 2013 -- Is Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, boxing himself into a difficult situation? The question arises because Rouhani is telling Iranians he will ensure the sanctions are lifted without making concessions on the nuclear issue. Rouhani faces a diplomatic Gordian kno

? The question arises because Rouhani is telling Iranians he will ensure the sanctions are lifted without making concessions on the nuclear issue. Rouhani faces a diplomatic Gordian knot. On the one hand, he must prove that Iran is not trying to build a EFTA_R1_00440996 EFTA01964320 nuclear arsenal

speech to the virtual summit just days after Iran's currency plunged to its lowest levels ever to the U.S. dollar due to crippling US sanctions." Rouhani, Reuters (9/22, Hafezi) reports, told the General Assembly the US could impose "neither negotiations nor war" on Tehran. Iran, he said, "is not a ba

, has not at this stage made it possible to end Iran's destabilizing activities or to ensure that it will not be able to acquire nuclear weapons." Rouhani: Iran "Not A Bargaining Chip In US Elections." The AP (9/22, Batrawy) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "delivered a defiant and fiery speec

l not be able to acquire nuclear weapons." Rouhani: Iran "Not A Bargaining Chip In US Elections." The AP (9/22, Batrawy) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly," and "insisted that it is the US that will surrender EFTA00149095 to

The Washington Post (5/20, 10.52M) reports Blinken visited Greenland to offer a message of solidarity between Americans, Danes, and Greenlanders. Rouhani: Biden Has Agreed To Lift Sanctions On Iran Imposed By Trump. Reuters (5/20) reports that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani indicated on Thursday tha

cans, Danes, and Greenlanders. Rouhani: Biden Has Agreed To Lift Sanctions On Iran Imposed By Trump. Reuters (5/20) reports that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani indicated on Thursday that the Biden Administration is "ready to lift sanctions on his country's oil, banking and shipping sectors that were reimpo

ft sanctions on his country's oil, banking and shipping sectors that were reimposed" after then-President Donald Trump exited the 2015 nuclear deal. Rouhani is quoted as saying, "The talks in Vienna are about minor issues. They have accepted to lift sanctions on Iran's oil and shipping sectors as well a

the local currency down to its lowest level ever on Sunday." Iran's currency "has lost more than 30% of its value to the dollar since June." Still, Rouhani "slammed the Trump Administration's declaration Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been reimposed because Tehran is not complying wit

smisses US Efforts To Reimpose UN Sanctions. The AP <https://apnews.corn/a261527ce0899a0da7bbcae2d0445d19> (9/20, Vandat) reports Iranian President Hassan Rouhani "dismissed US efforts to restore all UN sanctions on the country as mounting economic pressure from Washington pushed the local currency down to its

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itment to' the nuclear deal and 'ongoing dialogue to avoid nuclear proliferation and reduce tensions,' according to a British government statement. Rouhani also called European Council President Charles Michel asking for a response to U.S. sanctions, which Rouhani described as 'economic terrorism,' the

rom the remnants' of the 2015 nuclear deal Iran struck with world powers. ... British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speaking with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday, 'underlined the UK's continued commitment to' the nuclear deal and 'ongoing dialogue to avoid nuclear proliferation and reduce tension

was not Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's favored candidate. Khamenei is an opaque, cautious figure, Administration officials say, but he clearly acceded to Rouhani as he saw the political demands of the population shift. The nuclear negotiations in Geneva, which were preceded by secret contacts with the Irani

ons on Iran caused tremendous economic pain and helped Hassan Rouhani win popular support in the Iranian Presidential elections last year. Although Rouhani is no liberal—he has revolutionary and religious credentials, which is why he was able to run—he was not Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's favored candidate

w York Times Reading Tweets from Iran August 25 - Social media are an unorthodox, but useful, way to start to get a sense of Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani. In a flurry of English-language posts on Twitter since his election in June, Mr. Rouhani has given reason to hope that he is serious about resolv

to start to get a sense of Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani. In a flurry of English-language posts on Twitter since his election in June, Mr. Rouhani has given reason to hope that he is serious about resolving disputes with the United States and other major powers, most urgently about Iran's nucl

. He also noted that some hard-liners in Iran who oppose a deal with the West "have asked for my removal." But Zarif insisted that he and President Hassan Rouhani lead a consensual process in all areas of foreign policy, including regional issues such as Syria. "Iran believes there is no military solution for

ese discussions are premised on a number of principles, which President Obama stated in his letters both to the Supreme Leader as well as President Rouhani. Those are principles of equal footing, mutual respect and mutual interest. So we need to conduct these negotiations from these premises. That is,

ill keep the process alive. This accounts for Netanyahu's combative mood. He found it easy to muster international support for a hard-line against Rouhani's predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was losing political ground at home and whose inflammatory rhetoric made him a reviled figure in much of th

econd is that the sanctions haven't forced Iran to abandon its insistence on having a fuel cycle, and there's no evidence that they will. Even were Rouhani inclined to make such a concession in order to gain relief for the sagging Iranian economy—and there's no evidence that that's the case—he would ne