The United States, encouraged by the signals sent by Iran’s election of Hassan Rouhani, is urging Iran to give a substantive response and negotiate seriously when nuclear talks resume in the fall, a senior US administration official said Friday, July 12.
“We have all noted Rouhani’s positive tone and remarks post-election,” the senior US administration official said in a small background conference briefing Friday. “We are glad for the positive words. But what we are looking for are actions that indicate a desire to deal seriously with the P5+1. Words are not enough. We need a concrete response.”
