Iran's leader reaches out to U.S., vows to resolve nuclear row
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Iran's leader reaches out to U.S., vows to resolve nuclear row
By Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati
DUBAI | Tue Aug 6, 2013 3:30pm EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/06/us-iran-nuclear-idUSBRE9750Q020130806
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Reuters) - Iran's incoming President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday offered an olive branch to the United States in talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program, raising hopes of progress after years of stalemate.
"Rouhani, seen in the West as a relatively moderate leader, told his first news conference since taking the oath on Sunday that he was 'seriously determined' to resolve the dispute and was ready to enter 'serious and substantive' negotiations.
"Hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear issue have risen with Rouhani's victory over conservative rivals in June, when voters chose him to replace hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a cleric whose watchword is 'moderation'... "
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