Obama, Rouhani speak on the phone in first direct communication since 1979
By JPOST.COM STAFF
US President Barack Obama has spoken on the phone with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Friday, he told a press briefing.The two spoke before Rouhani left to return to Tehran after a four-day debut visit to the US to attend the UN General Assembly.This is the first direct communication between an American and Iranian president since 1979.
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