has tehran turned over a new leaf? will syria into the uranian nuclear standoff -- the nuclear standoff? the hour begins in the newsroom. >> these are the headlines. failing to ci two i, russia disagrees with france that a u.n. report fails to prove syria used chemical weapons last month. a gunman who killed 12 people in washington navy yard on monday as identified as a navy contractor. stage one complete, after a 19 hour operation, the wreck of the costa concordia is turned up right. first, a day after a u.n. report confirmed that chemical weapons were used in damascus last month, a visit by french foreign minister to moscow has highlighted sharp divisions over who used them. rents, which pushed -- which pushed for military action, france said it was the syrian regime and wants russian support for a stronger yuan resolution. moscow says it is likely the rebels are to blame. >> despite the smiles for his russian opposite number, on tuesday he failed to make moscow shift its stance on syria. on monday a report by u.n. i

, but tehran insists that we will never, ever give up our uranium enrichment. if they won't do that, where is the deal? >> this is the same man who said we don't have a nuclear weapons program. we know of mountains inside of which are secret compartments and the centrifuges as we speak. >> i think the big picture is assad putin they now look at obama as mush in his second term and they can drive right through him. obama and kerry are letting it happen. >> is this a blueprint from north korea? we will keep on talking and secretly develop our nuclear weapons and we will hide them? >> it absolutely is. bottom line, the rogue nations understand that the u.s. wants a deal almost at all costs. and somehow if we say the right words we will succeed. they don't want to negotiate. the only thing they respond to, greg, one word, power. >> is the president's muddled speech -- arguably muddled, at the united nations the toast of tehran these days? >> i think that is a teddy kennedy headline which cost him a nomination among other things. this president is being taken by eve

one that seismologists expect will destroy much of tehran. just last year two quakes hit the country's north flattening villages in low-populated rural areas. survivors criticize the government for the slow response time and lack of rescue equipment. the city is forming volunteer squads across the city to avoid the same situation. >> translator: we have organized more than 800 volunteer groups in tehran. we have trained them and provided them with the necessary equipment. more than 1,000 groups have been organized in different places like stores and the bazaar, but our plan is to get the number to more than 2,000. >> reporter: tehran has a fluctuating population of about 12 million people. it's congested, and disaster managers know it presenting an enormous challenge particularly in old neighborhoods. it covers 2,080 hectares in the city. there's a booming building, and already some of the newer structures are showing signs of wear and tear. a lot of homeowners seem more concerned with turning a quick profit than the future. al jazeera, tehra

embassy in tehran, they were taken from the u.s. embassy in tehran, held hostage for 444 days. the u.s./iranian relationship has been awful ever since. but today, a breakthrough of sorts when the president of the united states and the president of iran spoke by phone, and the president of the united states, president obama, initiated that phone call. let's get some reaction from inside iran right now. our cnn's reza sayah is on the ground in tehran and is joining us now. any reaction? are you getting official reaction, unofficial reaction? what are the folks there saying, reza? >> reporter: they're thrilled, wolf. they're ecstatic. it's 1:00 a.m. here tehran time. we got the news about a couple hours ago. we were away from our hotel so we tried to talk to as many ordinary iranians as possible on the phone in person and every single person we talked to told us they love it that this happened. our cab driver on the way here said that anything, anything that it takes for us to get out of this difficult situation, he was referring to iran's economic isolation, political isolation,

we are in tehran. >> reporter: welcome to tehran. it's one of the world's most dangerous cities not because of crime but because of nature. more than 250 earthquakes have hit the city in the past four months. it's a worry tehran lives with on a daily basis. >> translator: iran is an earthquake-prone country. we don't have low risk areas. all faults are either average or high risk. iran's earthquake threat is very high and the city has been destroyed several times already. we cannot predict it, but we should expect an average to strong earthquake in take tear ran. >> they're preparing for a quake once that seismologists think will destroy much of tehran. last year an earthquake flattened villages. survivors criticized the government for slow response time and lack of rescue equipment. the city is forming volunteer squads across the city to avoid the same situation. >> translator: we have organized more than 800 volunteer groups in tehran. we have trained them and provided them with the necessary equipment. more than 1,000 groups have

tehran, one of the world's most dangerous cities. not because of crime but because of nature. more than 250 earthquakes have hit the city in the past four months. it's a worry tehranis live with on a dailies. >> it is an earthquake prone country. we don't have low-risk areas. all faults are average or high-risk. tehran's earthquake risk is high and the city has been destroyed several times. we should not predict it. but we expect an average to strong earthquake in tehran. >> what the city's draftisaster manager is preparing for a quake that seismologists expect will hit ta run. last year, survivors criticized the government for slow response time and lack of rescue equipment. the city is forming volunteer squads across the city to avoid the same situation. >> we have organized more than 800 volunteer groups in tehran. we have trained them and provided them with the necessary equipment. more than a thousand groups have been organized in different places like stores and the bizarre but are planning to get the number to more than 2,000.

there is a building boom underway in tehran right now. some of the new est structures are showing signs of wear and tear. >> that's because of the speed at which they are going up a lot of homeowners seem more concerned with turning a quick profit than the future ts. >> . >>> time to turn our attention to sport. here is ferra >> thank you so much. real madrid waits to find bale transfer closer. carlo's men have made it 3 from 3 to start the pspanish season >> reporter: a stage intended for garrett bale had reportedly been dismantled before the visitors came out and anxious for news but lost in the saga was the start of the season. it took them just a quarter of an hour to take the lead. >> the new sign-in delivered a game, ronaldo doubled their lead before halftime. is the season for madrid, a threat from the dead ball as well after the break. it was iskar who doubled in the 7 march 2nd minutes. the visitors pulled one back late but finished 3-1 to real madrid. talman, al jazeera. >>> three matches in the english premier league on sunday,

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and iran can reach a comprehensive solution over tehran's nuclear program. the white house spokesperson says the conversation lasted 15 minutes. the last time u.s. and iranian leaders spoke was the year of the hostage crisis in tehran, 1979. meanwhile, an iranian diplomat is getting ready for more talks with the international nuclear watchdog. he spoke with an international atomic energy agency representative for the first time since the president took office last month. and they agreed to meet again next month for a more comprehensive discussion. iran's envoy to the aiea they met with the agency's deputy director general and head of safeguards. >> we had constructive discussions on the different issues and we agreed to meet again on the 28 the of october. >> analysts say the talks next month will pave the way for inspectors to visit iran's nuclear facilities. they are repeatly asked for aks to a military facility outside of a rap and suspect the site plays a role in production of nuclear weapons. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe used the u.n. general

>> ann curry from tehran again tonight. thanks. there is much more of ann's reporting including her journey within iran. we have put it on the website tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. >>> now to that reaction from washington and around the world. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell at her post at the state department again tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. based in part on those comments to ann curry, u.s. officials are eager to test the new president of iran's seriousness, possibly as early as next week in new york when both leaders will be at the united nations. president obama and rouhani have already broken the ice with a warm exchange of letters mr. obama initiated. as headlines from around the world noted his comments to ann curry disavowing a nuclear threat. the administration acknowledged a clear change in tone from tehran. is it a positive sign coming in this interview? >> the comments have been very positive, but everything needs to be put to the test. we'll see where we go and at th

tehran stillin ane the old messages about evil america. the hope is the actions of a new president might make dealing with what comes next in the middle east a little less difficult. rouhani has made appeals to the west, arriving in new york and then tweeting the news, presenting himself as pragmatic and modern. in the end, he met the french president, not the american one, but her real dialogue between iran and america, if it happens, could change a lot. all the crises connected in different ways. the one about iran's nuclear program is smoldering, but has the potential to be the most dangerous of the mall, which is why they are pursuing a diplomatic opening here at the u.n. this week. but to make it work, of the iranians and the americans are going to have to show much more flexibility than they have in the past. people, not just demonstrators at the u.n. in recent years, a fundamental split in the middle east has been friends of america versus friends of iran. but bridging that gap is the diplomatic link the middle east needs most right

tehran. >> reporter: this was the moment the relationship between iran and the u.s. moved on. he was on the phone with his irane counterpart, the first top level contact in more than 30 years. president rouhani broke the news on twitter posting in regards to nuclear issue with political will, there is a way to rapidly solve the matter. we're hopeful about what we will see from p5 plus 1 and your government in particular from coming weeks and months. i express my gratitude for your hospitality and phone call. have a good day, mr. president. from the white house a show of respect for iran and the iranian people. >> i believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unique opportunity to make progress with the new leadership in tehran. i communicated to president rouhani my deep respect for the people. >> for his part a sign from the iranee irane president things ae changes. >> i used that as a positive step. >> reporter: the presidential call came after this historic mean, tha

analysts believe the toughest hurdle to a solution is a strong and tehran lobby with any u.s. author and historian gerald horne told r.t. that their influence on the president could prove decisive the united states needs iran to help it pull out successfully from afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen recall that in two thousand and one the iranians were very helpful to then u.s. president george w. bush in terms of helping to dislodge the telephone from power iran can also be helpful with regard to the crisis in iraq with bombings at a level not seen since two thousand and six and two thousand and seven the problem is that the israeli lobby in the united states is very powerful not least in mr obama's own democratic party coalition and it is no secret that mr netanyahu the prime minister of israel is itching to launch military strikes against iran nuclear facilities given such pressures it's unclear how these diplomatic talks will turn out. these storage phone call has cost us on rouhani some public support back home and he was greeted by hardline protesters on arrival into

some saying my first legal tweet from tehran. but it was shut down pretty rapidly. is this a fight between hard- liners and moderates? why she asking that question? the new president of iran has promised to free up internet access, but there are hard- liners who are overseeing internet censorship crusade is not the time to lift these restrictions on the internet. it seems to be some kind of ideological tug-of-war going on at some level. a france 24 journalists spoke to turn list close to the power in tehran who say it was a technical glitch, not a power struggle. occasionally they update the firewalls. sources in tehran are now saying it is the opposite of what some thought, it seems like they were toughening or making those firewalls even stronger and broader. it led to quite a bit of excitement, which was quickly quelled. a quick look at foreign policy from around 2012. is facebook and twitter really that much of a risk? it was completely blown out of all proportion and in fact, text messages e-mail and word-of- mouth played a much bigger role than twitter or face

president barack obama not to be fooled by tehran's new leadership during his oval office meeting with the u.s. leader netanyahu urged obama not to ease the sanctions on iran arguing that the pressures need to be kept in place in order for diplomacy to work now israel believes that iran's new president hassan rouhani has been using conciliatory words and gestures as a smokescreen to conceal tehran's intentions of using its nuclear program to build a bomb israel considers a nuclear armed iran to be an extra central threat and insists that iran fully dismantle what it calls a military nuclear program now president rouhani maintains that his country's nuclear program is only being used for peaceful purposes and during his trip to new york city last week he repeatedly promised that his government will be much more transparent with the international community however the iranian leader did say that he will not give up his nation's nuclear program entirely now during their meeting obama assured netanyahu that it's imperative for the u.s. that iran does not possess a nuclear weapon but the u.

president rouhani of iran received a mixed welcome in tehran on his return from his headline stealing attendance at the u.n. general assembly in new york rouhani supporters welcomed his return while dozens of opponents chanting anti-american slogans threw eggs and shoes at his car they oppose the president's softening the islamic republic's stance towards the u.s. and change of tone on nuclear weapons that follows the historical phone call between rouhani and obama the first direct talks between u.s. and iranian leaders for three decades after the call president obama voiced hopes for progress over tehran's atomic ambitions but said that serious obstacles remain america's top ally in the middle east israel remains skeptical of iran's less confrontational approach at the u.n. labeling it a smoke screen norman solomon from the institute for public accuracy says that the white house is under pressure from israel to be more hardline in its policy towards tehran. the u.s. government is under great pressure from the hawks in washington many of whom want the united states to either attack or

tehran stillin ane the old messages about evil america. the hope is the actions of a new president might make dealing with what comes next in the middle east a little less difficult. rouhani has made appeals to the west, arriving in new york and then tweeting the news, presenting himself as pragmatic and modern. in the end, he met the french president, not the american one, but her real dialogue between iran and america, if it happens, could change a lot. all the crises connected in different ways. the one about iran's nuclear program is smoldering, but has the potential to be the most dangerous of the mall, which is why they are pursuing a diplomatic opening here at the u.n. this week. but to make it work, of the iranians and the americans are going to have to show much more flexibility than they have in the past. people, not just demonstrators at the u.n. in recent years, a fundamental split in the middle east has been friends of america versus friends of iran. but bridging that gap is the diplomatic link the middle east needs most right

secretary of date over -- state over tehran's nuclear ambitions. brock obama making cautious overtures to iran in his speech before the -- barack obama making cautious overtures to iran in his speech before the general assembly. could this be the start of the biggest tectonic shift in the region since 1979 overthrow of the shah of iran? or is -- as current sectarian violence in iraq shows, our ancient -- are ancient divides cast in stone? with us is france's ambassador to iran from 2000 to 2000 i. francois nicoullaud of the middle east institute. from washington, political scientist majid rafizadeh. welcome as well. we can welcome back as well robert zarate of the foreign- policy initiative, also in the u.s. capitol and she is a former u.s. state department official, laurie dundon. you can join the conversation on facebook and on twitter. our hash tag #f24today. barack obama fired his strongest shot against russia. which has used its veto power at the security council to block action against bashar al-assad in syria. >> now there must be a strong s

the enny center this timing -- enny center was a new one south-east of tehran. we are told it was at a depth of 14km, which would make it a considerably strong earthquake. we are getting preliminary reports that there may have been damage to villages in the adjoining districts as well. we are trying to assess the situation to see whether there are reports of casualties. so far we have been receiving a report of damage, but there is still no official confirmation. the earthquake was, indeed, felt in the city of karachi, where people were forced to come out of their high-rice buildings, and -- high-rise buildings and we were told that the assembly was meeting in qatar and had to be evacuated from the building. another powerful earthquake, and that is happening in less than a week from the earthquake in iran. >> tens of thousands of people are displaced after tuesday's 7.7 quake, which was centred about 18 miles away. rescue workers are searching for people in a collapsed building in dubai. 32 are dead, 32 others have been rescued so far. a pakistani teen survived

a revolution backed by the cia unfolds on the streets of tehran. prime minister was ousted in the coup, restricting flow to the west. >> eisenhower administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons, but the coup was clearly a setback for iran's political development. and it is easy to see now why many iranians continue to resent this intervention by america in their internal affairs. >> reporter: that resentment grew during the quarter century rule of the shah, criticized for his lavish lifestyle and in favor of stronger ties to the west. by 1979, riots led by supreme leader were sweeping iran. the shah was sent into exile. u.s. ties with iran were shattered after islamic militants took 66 americans hostage in the u.s. embassy, holding them for 444 days. washington later struck back at iran by supporting its invading neighbor, iraq, in a war that lasted throughout most of the '80s. the hostility was cemented in 2002 when u.s. president george bush named iran in its so-called axis of evil. >> north korea has a regime arming wi

we have the tehran perspective. >> he's front name news in tehran and across the world. what hassan rouhani said in recent days means that he is making headlines in a way an iranian leader has not done for decades. rainians like this man, who voted for hassan rouhani in the june election want change. >> not only the persons voting, but the rainians expect him to fulfil his promises. what promise - being peaceful. being honourable and wanting to have a peaceful nuclear program. >> hassan rouhani campaigned on the promise of fixing an ailing economy at home, but acknowledged that would not happen until iran repaired its reputation overseas. >> translation: there's no need for a preliminary step. whoever has goodwill for talks, and if we fulfil our national interests through those talks, we have no problem. no matter who the other party is, even if it is the u.s. >> this willingness to talk, to engage and potentially act is highlighted in reports hassan rouhani will meet u.s. president barack obama on the sidelines of the general assembly. hassan rouhani's government effort

embassy in tehran, holding dozens of americans hostage for 444 days. major garrett is at the white house with more about the historic phone call and these fast-moving developments. major? >> reporter: scott, the iranians called the white house this

also nbc's ann curry who interviewed the iranian president in tehran last week. the first interview he had granted to a western journalist. ann, there were seeds and signs of this in your conversation with him, and what are you hearing about what transpired today tonight? >> in fact, what we're hearing is that this is the sign of respect that president rowhani has been talking to us about when we were in iran talking, a sign of respect that he has been wanting for iran, that iran's been wanting. this is the biggest sign of respect that this country has gotten in 34 years from the united states. and president rowhani has said that without respect, there is no relationship and there is no nuclear deal. it is essentially a formal recognition by the united states of a president -- of a country that the u.s. has no diplomatic relationship with. and it is much more important to the iranians than a handshake, because this conversation, we understand, lasted ten minutes, maybe even a few minutes more. it did talk about the nuclear topic. and so for the people at home in

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later a smiling rouhani tweeted a picture of himself just before departing new york for tehran. rouhani has spent much of his week at the united nations trying to dazzle the west with a new diplomatic tone including at today's closing press conference. >> translator: as a first step we can stop further escalation of tensions, then reduce tensions then move to understand each other. >> reporter: it's been more than po years since the leaders of iran and the united states have spoken. at that time jimmy carter was president and it took place just before the country's islamic revolution. this kind of outreach to an international foe is something candidate obama promised back when he was running for president in 2008. a pledge he was strongly criticized for at the time. >> and i have disagreed with senator clinton for example on meeting with iran. >> reporter: the president never did reach tout rouhani's predecessor, mahmoud ahmadinejad, but it was rouhani's new tone that changed mr. obama's calculus. >> but i believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy and we have a unique

bush named iran in his infamous axis of evil speech causing outrage in tehran then in two thousand and five came the first of several statements in which bush hinted at the possibility of using force. three years later president bush described iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism saying action was needed before it's too late in two thousand and ten the u.s. and israel stepped up cyber war efforts aimed at disrupting one of iran's main nuclear power plants and in summer two thousand and twelve the u.s. imposed some of its most crippling sanctions banning world banks from completing oil transactions with tehran if you countries were exempt in return for agreement to cut oil imports from iran and just this september president obama hinted that pulling back on a strike against syria does not mean he would do the same when it comes to iran lot of iran's current apparent change of tone artes and this is now it takes a look at how responsive america is likely to be. the u.s. and iran haven't had diplomatic relations for over thirty years but recently both sides have suggeste

>> ann curry from the tehran again tonight. thanks. >>> there is much more of ann's reporting including her journey within iran. we have put it on the website tonight, nbcnightlynews.com. now to the reaction from washington and around the world. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell at her post at the state department again tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. based in part on those comments to ann curry, u.s. officials are eager to test the new president of iran's seriousness, possibly as early as next week in new york when both leaders will be at the united nations. president obama and rouhani have broken the ice with a warm exchange of letters mr. obama initiated. as headlines from around the world noted his comments to ann curry disavowing a nuclear threat. there was a clear change in tone from iran. is it a positive sign coming in this interview? >> the comments have been positive. but everything needs to be put to the test. we'll see where we go and at the right moment i think the whi

this week saw hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades but what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran a lot of us have are very tied his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. relation of the middle east and now the alienation of the arab muslims in general against the earth is mostly due to the commitmen

bush named iran in his infamous axis of evil speech causing outrage in tehran in two thousand and five came the first of several statements in which bush hinted at the possibility of using force three years later president bush described iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism saying action was needed before it's too late in two thousand and ten the united states and israel stepped up cyber war efforts aimed at disrupting whatever iran's main nuclear power plants and in summer two thousand and twelve the united states imposed some of its most crippling sanctions banning world banks from completing oil transactions with tehran a few countries were exempt in return for an agreement to cut oil imports from iraq and just this september president obama hinted that pulling back on a strike against syria does not mean he would do the same when it comes to iran in light of iran's current apparent change of tone artie's anissa now it takes a look at how responsive america is likely to be. the u.s. and iran haven't had diplomatic relations for over thirty years but recently both s

only is it immoral but also it shows that indeed tehran is very much in their calculations and. the united states wants to weaken iran through striking the syrian people. but i think that really what happened is quite darcus it obama has not only isolated himself internationally and destroyed whatever was left of his public diplomacy capabilities as a result of coming to power with a slogan of change but also in addition to its leading himself. across the world he has isolated himself in the united states as well not only is the u.s. public opinion deeply against the war but also the senate and congress they have been forced to think twice about endorsing aggression against the syrian people and i think that we can and his position significantly while on the other hand the iranian position has been strengthened right now. just over the last few days we see that the iranian president has met both the russian president as well as the chinese president and the relations have warmed as a result of american actions and also the recent iranian election with a high turnout and. a high

me now to speak more about that is hillary mann leverett and flynt leverett co-authors of going to tehran why the united states must come to terms with the islamic republic of iran. who's seen as much more open to work with the u.s. he has a softer line on israel he has come out and said that iran is not going to seek nuclear weapons is that enough to change u.s. policy towards iran the obama administration is very fortunate in terms of the incoming that the new iranian administration both president rouhani and his foreign minister mohammad job in syria have a lot of experience dealing with the west dealing with international law they both have ph d.'s in international law they we work very closely i in particular i personally fall i was working for the state department negotiated with the iranian officials including the foreign minister zarif over afghanistan to overthrow the taliban set up a new government there the problem really is on the u.s. side you don't have that on the u.s. side you don't have a real serious understanding of what iran's interests are what their needs are how to

this week star hassan rouhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal a rainy and u.s. officials praise high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades but what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran but as has our very tied there his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot it has to keep from north. relations in the middle east and now the alienation of the arab muslims in general against the us is mostly due to the commitment

president rouhani of iran received a mixed welcome in tehran on his return from his headline stealing attendance at the u.n. general assembly in new york rouhani supporters welcomed his return while dozens of opponents chanting anti-american slogans threw eggs and shoes at his car they oppose the president's softening the islamic republic's stance towards the u.s. and a change of tone on nuclear weapons that follows the historical phone conversation between rowhani and obama the first direct talks between u.s. and iranian leaders for more than three decades after that phone call president obama voiced hopes of progress over tehran's atomic ambitions. and said that serious obstacles remain america's top ally in the middle east israel remains skeptical of iran's less confrontational approach at the u.n. labeling it a smokescreen norman solomon from the institute for public accuracy says that hawks in washington are pushing the white house to be more hardline in its policy towards tehran. the u.s. government is under great pressure from the hawks in washington many of whom want the unite

yes i think when we hear people in washington say that a strike on syria sends a message to tehran not only is it immoral but also it shows that indeed tehran is very much in their calculations and the united states wants to weaken iran through striking the syrian people. but i think that really what happened is quite darker said obama has not only isolated himself internationally and destroyed whatever was left of his public diplomacy capabilities as a result of coming to power with a slogan of change but also in addition to its leading himself. across the world he has isolated himself in the united states as well not only is the u.s. public opinion deeply against the war but also the senate and congress they have been forced to think twice about endorsing aggression against the syrian people and i think that weakens his position significantly while on the other hand the iranian position has been strengthened right now. just over the last few days we see that the iranian president has met both the russian president as well as the chinese president and the relations have warmed as a re

and british diplomats raising the tone and spirit of the meeting however he said sanctions against tehran were counterproductive and expressed hope they would be lifted in the near future the u.s. warned there would be no major concessions on sanctions until tehran that makes its nuclear program completely transparent but it's fight this apparent passion and prudence experts say the newly adopted approach of conciliation is bearing fruit. iran feared a fairly comfortable position and they felt that the policy of ahmadinejad the previous i thought of mr rouhani was not helping at all from a legal standpoint iran feels that it has done everything it could and if there is anything it wants to gain public opinion it knows that the media has waged a war against it it has verified it. and it has portrayed it in a position of a threat to the international community now it is trying to make a case to the international public opinion and they have changed the tone. coming out the bolivian president calls for a trial against barack obama and the sound of the interview to the arts in spanish that i'

president rouhani of iran received a mixed welcome in tehran on his return from his headline stealing attendance at the u.n. general assembly in new york rouhani supporters welcomed his return while dozens of opponents chanting anti-american slogans threw eggs and shoes at his car they oppose the president's softening the islamic republic's stance towards the u.s. and change of tone on nuclear weapons that follows the historical phone conversation between rouhani and president obama the first direct talks between u.s. and iranian leaders for three decades after the call president obama voiced hopes of progress over tehran's atomic ambitions but said it's serious obstacles remain america's top ally in the middle east israel remains skeptical of iran's less confrontational approach at the u.n. labeling it a smokescreen norman solomon from the institute for public accuracy says that hawks in washington are pushing at the white house to be more hardline and its policy towards tehran. the u.s. government is under great pressure from the hawks in washington many of whom want the united stat

yes i think when we hear people in washington say that a strike on syria sends a message to tehran not only is it immoral but also it shows that indeed tehran is very much in their calculations and the united states wants to weaken iran through striking the syrian people. but i think that really what happened is quite darcus it obama has not only isolated himself internationally and destroyed whatever was left of his public diplomacy capabilities as a result of coming to power with a slogan of change but also in addition ties slating himself. across the world he has isolated himself in the united states as well not only is the u.s. public opinion deeply against the war but also the senate and congress they have been forced to think twice about endorsing aggression against the syrian people and i think that we can his position significantly while on the other hand the iranian position has been strengthened right now. just over the last few days we see that the iranian president has met both the russian president as well as the chinese president and the relations have warmed as a result

bush named iran in his infamous axis of evil causing outrage in tehran in two thousand and five came the first of several statements in which bush hinted at the possibility of using force three years later president bush described iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism saying action was needed before it's too late in two thousand and ten the united states and israel stepped up cyber war efforts aimed at disrupting one of iran's main nuclear power plants in summer two thousand and twelve the u.s. imposed some of its most crippling sanctions banning world banks from completing oil transactions with tehran a few countries were exempt in return for an agreement to cut oil imports from iran and just this september president obama hinted that pulling back on it on a strike against syria doesn't mean he would do the same when it comes to iran in light of iran's current apparent change of tone artie's innocent takes a look at how responsive america is likely to be. the u.s. and iran haven't had diplomatic relations for over thirty years but recently both sides have suggested

leader not to be fooled by tehran's new leadership israel believes iran's new president hassan rouhani has been using conciliatory words and gestures something of a smokescreen to conceal tehran's intentions on building a nuclear bomb and netanyahu is expected to deliver also according to reports new intelligence that his accusations that israel is going to try its best to persuade the u.s. to maintain its tough economic sanctions against iran sanctions that have caused iranian citizens to suffer for many many years and if the u.s. and its western counterparts achieve some progress with iran in the next couple of months in terms of iran's nuclear program making it more transparent then many believe that these international sanctions and unilateral sanctions that the u.s. has imposed on iran they will ease they will be lifted and this is something that israel does not want to see happen prime minister netanyahu doesn't seem pleased that thirty plus years of cold relations between tehran and washington are quickly thawing let's remember that last week president rouhani and obama spoke ov

he said sanctions against tehran led counterproductive and expressed a hope it would be lifted in the near future earlier the u.s. warned there would be no major concessions on sanctions until tehran makes its nuclear plant and completely transparent but despite this apparent clash of opinions experts say the newly adopted approach of reconciliation is bearing fruit . around feared in fairly comfortable position and they felt that the policy of. the previous i thought of mr rouhani was not tell. it all from a legal standpoint iran feels that it has done everything it could and if there is anything it wants to gain public opinion it knows that the media has waged a war against it it has verified it is devolution it and it has portrayed it in a position of a threat to the international community now it is trying to make a case to the international public opinion and they have changed the tone. british judge who ordered that a woman could not testify in court while wearing a muslim veil covering her whole face except her eyes this fuel debate on a recent poll that suggested that sixty se

warned there would be no major concessions on sanctions until tehran makes its nuclear program completely transparent despite this apparent clash of opinions experts say the newly adopted approach of reconciliation is bearing fruit. iran feared in a fairly comfortable position and they felt that the policy of. the previous i thought of mr rouhani was not tell. it all from a legal standpoint iran feels that it has done everything it could and if there is anything it wants to gain public opinion it knows that the media has waged a war against it it has verified it is devolution it and it has portrayed it in a position of a threat to the international community now it is trying to make a case to the international public opinion and they have changed the tone and british judge who ordered that a woman could not testify in court while wearing a muslim veil covering her whole face except her eyes and feel debate a recent poll suggested that sixty seven percent of britons support a ban on muslim women covering their faces of playboy has been to gauge public opinion in london on a subject which i

embassy in tehran and the 440 day hostage crisis that followed has a u.s. president spoken to an iranian president. >> the very fact this was the first communications between an american and iranian president since 1979 underscores the deepness between our countries and indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history. >> reporter: news of the call broke with a tweet from iran's president shortly before president obama announced it, rouhani turned down a face to face meeting when both men were in new york on tuesday, but the call was his idea. rouhani has been in new york all week, speaking at the u.n. and vowing warmer relations with the united states. the obstacles are huge, for years war with iran has seemed more likely than diplomatic progress. the president says he sees a chance for a big change. beginning with renewed talks on iran's nuclear program. >> i believe we have a responsibility to pursue diplomacy, and a unique opportunity to make progress with the new leadership in tehran. >> reporter: right after the president touted his hist