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Hassan Rouhani

Iran gets new president, vows 'constructive' foreign relations:

Hassan Rouhani took office as Iran's president on Saturday promising "Constructive interaction with the world" After eight years under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked by diplomatic confrontation and damaging sanctions. Ref. Source 5

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Iranian president tweets Rosh Hashanah greeting:

Rouhani, considered by some to be a relative reformer, took to his Twitter account to say, "As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah." Ref. Source 4

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani NBC INTERVIEW

Ann Curry - Rouhani told Curry, "We have never pursued or sought a nuclear bomb. We are not going to do so. " - When Curry pushed him to make that a promise, Rouhani said, "We have time and again said that under no circumstances would we seek any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, nor will we ever." Ref. Source 7

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Iran warns of US dangers

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has warned of the dangers of dealing with US officials, ahead of expected diplomatic contacts, underlining the internal challenges President Hassan Rouhani could face to improve ties with the West. Ref. Source 3

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Rouhani Orders Study of Possible Iran-US Flights:

Iran's president is asking aviation authorities to study the possibility of resuming direct flights between Iran and the United States for the first time in more than three decades. Ref. Source 3

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Report: Irans president gives $400,000 to Tehran's Jewish hospital:

This is not the first time that such a donation has been reported. In 2006, Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad also donated money to the hospital, according to the BBC. Ref. Source 2

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Iran won't accept 'nuclear apartheid' - Rouhani:

Tehran will never accept "Nuclear apartheid" And its nuclear technology "Is not up to negotiations," Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said prior a new round of talks with the world powers. Ref. Source 6

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Why the sudden twist from being all diplomatic to stern and unfriendly, I forget, this is the Middle East