Obama open to Iran meeting next week, Rouhani knocks Israel


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Sep 2013

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that President Barack Obama may meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next week but called for "action" rather than words from the new leader, who has sent signals he's looking for a thaw in relations with the United States.

Obama and Rouhani will be in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, and speculation has grown that the two leaders might have an encounter.

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