AFP: The father of a US citizen imprisoned in Iran forwarded a letter to President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday pleading with him to free his son on humanitarian grounds.
Father of Iran prisoner appeals to Rouhani
After Syria, Congress wary of Obama’s Iran thaw
Reuters: After balking at President Barack Obama’s plan to attack Syria, the U.S. Congress is also stirring in opposition to his latest foreign policy goal: an effort to improve relations with Iran. Many lawmakers are skeptical about a charm offensive by new President Hassan Rouhani.
Israel PM accuses Iran president of hypocrisy
AP: Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday voiced deep skepticism about the new Iranian president’s outreach to the West, saying the world “should not be fooled” and must keep up the pressure on Tehran’s suspect nuclear program.
Iran’s new president calls Holocaust ‘reprehensible’
AFP: Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on Tuesday condemned the Holocaust as “reprehensible” in a new sign of a radical change by the Tehran government. However, the president also implicitly criticized the creation of Israel, an arch enemy of Iran’s clerical regime, as a Jewish homeland.
UN rights office calls on Iraq to determine whereabouts of missing Iranian exiles
UN News Centre: The United Nations human rights office today called on the Government of Iraq to do all it can to ascertain the whereabouts of seven former residents of Camp Ashraf, who have been missing since the facility, which housed Iranian exiles, was attacked on 1 September, leaving at least 52 residents dead.
Crowd protests Iran’s Rouhani outside UN
AP: Waving Iranian flags and carrying signs, a throng of people gathered in protest near the United Nations on Tuesday to condemn Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, saying his recent moves seemingly toward a more conciliatory stance and dialogue with the United States is merely a ruse.
Iran leader meets French president, but not Obama
AP: Iran’s new president met with the French leader Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, but not with U.S. President Barack Obama, as Western nations explored whether conciliatory talk from the Middle Eastern leader offers a way out of the impasse over Iran’s nuclear program.
Canada’s prime minister cautions Obama over Iran
AFP: Canada’s prime minister on Tuesday cautioned US President Barack Obama about pursuing diplomacy with Iran. “I certainly would not fault President Obama and our allies from trying,” Stephen Harper said in Ottawa.
Demonstrators near UN: Iran’s new president has blood on his hands
CBS: Thousands rallied near the United Nations Tuesday to protest Iran’s new president. As WCBS 880′s Alex Silverman reported, the demonstrators were joined by some high-profile politicians who said Rouhani’s recent talk of opening dialogue with the United States is merely a ruse.
Obama: Syrian chemical weapon ban must be enforced
AP: President Barack Obama said Tuesday the U.N. Security Council must agree to a resolution on Syrian chemical weapons that includes consequences for President Bashar Assad if he doesn’t meet demands to dismantle his stockpile.
