Washington (AsiaNews / Agencies) - U.S. President Barack Obama phoned
his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani for a conversation about the future of dialogue
on Tehran's nuclear power. It is the
first contact between the two nations
after almost 35 years.
For Obama the contact was "a unique opportunity". He spoke
with Rouhani on
his way to the airport after attending the UN General Assembly. In
his first speech to the United Nations, Rouhani
said that Iran wants
to resolve the issue early, hoping for an easing of sanctions that
are strangling the economy of his country. He said that Iran does not want to build any nuclear bomb, as many
Western countries and Israel have
long suspected.
Rouhani's election as president last June, has led to new and interesting
signs of detente with Israel and
the international community. But Israel and some in Washington remain suspicious
and would prefer to increase sanctions and threaten military
strikes against Tehran.