In letter, Obama told Iran's Rouhani he sees way to resolve nuclear issue
In an interview with NBC's Ann Curry, Iranaian president Hassan Rouhani said he has "full authority to make a nuclear deal with the west" and that the letter he received form President Obama had a "constructive tone".
President Obama wrote Iran’s President that he sees a way to resolve the nuclear issue, the White House said Wednesday, amid the latest signal that the US and Iran are moving towards direct talks.
"In his letter the president indicated that the US is ready to resolve the nuclear issue in a way that allows Iran to demonstrate that its nuclear program is for exclusively peaceful purposes," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday, Reuters reported.
"The letter also conveyed the need to act with a sense of urgency," Carney said.
"There is an opportunity here for diplomacy," Obama told Telemundo in an interview Tuesday. "And I hope the Iranians take advantage of it."
