Iran confirms exchange of letters with Obama
elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran June 17, 2013./ (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that President Hassan Rouhani had exchanged letters with U.S. President Barack Obama, confirming direct communication between the leaders of the two countries. The United States and Iran cut off formal diplomatic ties in 1980, shortly after students and Islamic militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took American diplomats hostage. But officials from both countries have said they are open ...
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