Israel, US Have Vastly Different Takes On Iran's Rouhani Inauguration
Jerusalem and Washington differed Sunday over the significance of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's inauguration, with Washington ready to work with the new government and Jerusalem warning that the new regime – like the old – is a threat to world peace.
Rouhani, who won Iran's presidential elections in June, took the oath of office Sunday and formally replaced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
"The inauguration of President Rouhani presents an opportunity for Iran to act quickly to resolve the international community's deep concerns over Iran's nuclear program," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement shortly after Rouhani was sworn in.
"Should this new government choose to engage substantively and seriously to meet its international obligations and find a peaceful solution to this issue, it will find a willing partner in the United States," he said.
Carney said the US hoped the new Iranian government would "heed the will of the voters by making choices that will lead to a better life for the Iranian people." The conciliatory tone of those comments was at odds with the tone coming from Jerusalem where Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu again urged the world not to be "taken in" by Rouhani's perceived moderation.
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