The Iran Primer

            Iran and the world’s six major powers made significant headway but ultimately failed to finalize an agreement at grueling ta

      World leaders expressed skepticism that the second round of diplo

            Iran may be ready to limit its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, but removing punitive measures would require &

            After talks on October 15 and 16, Iran and the world’s six powers reported that the nuclear talks were “substantive an

      In an all-time first for Iranian diplomacy, new

            On September 29, top officials from Iran and the United States explained their goals and reasoning in the first-ever talks betw

            On September 29, President Hassan Rouhani briefed Iranians on his visit to the United Nations and his phone conversation with

            On September 27, President Barack Obama revealed that he had a phone conversation with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

      New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran

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            On September 24, President Hassan Rouhani delivered his debut address to the U.N. General Assembly.

      President Barack Obama told the U.N.

            In a Washington Post op-ed, President Hassan Rouhani urged world leaders to take advantage of his call fo

      In his first American television interview,

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            On September 11, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed nuclear talks and the Syrian crisis in an interview with Pres

            On September 6, Iran faced new sanctions imposed by the United States as the top European court mandated the lifting of sanctio

            On September 6, the United States extended Iran sanctions waivers to Japan and 10 E.U.

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      In August, Supr

            In unusual coverage of a diplomatic visit, the Iranian press issued several pictures of new Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

            President Hassan Rouhani’s electoral victory may signal a change in style and negotiating tactics on Iran’s controv

            In a letter dated August 8, more than 50 current and former political prisoners appealed to President Obama to seize the &ldquo

      President Hassan Rouhani met with local an