will president obama and iran's new president, hassan rowhani, sit down and talk?> christiane amanpour joins us now from new york. it has been 34 years since an american president met with the president of iran, that was between jimmy carter and shah. handshake versus sitting down and talking, what are we talking about? >> i think the symbolism would be enormous, not just in tone but in actual getting the ball rolling to the end that president obama just laid out in that snippet from his speech to the u.n. ga this morning. it is arguably one of the most geopolitical strategic of the united states and it is in a state of deep dysfunction because of what the president said. these plus 30 years of a massive wall of mistrust has been built up between the two nations. it affects everything, fredricka. it affects the middle east and america's relations and its ability to operate in that whole region. it is vital, not to mention sorting out the whole nuclear program. so, you know, there has been a willingness expressed by both iranian side now and the u.s. side to have at

apparently the iranian president, hassan rowhani is not.he will surprise everyone and show up in a little bit. according to iranian officials and others, he did not rsvp to attend. maybe they'll let him in any how if he decides to come. we're all anxious to see if there's going to be some sort of exchange, some sort of encounter between president and the iranian president. president obama says despite potential roadblocks, he wants to test the diplomatic path with iran, wants to do that test right away. he addressed the u.n. general assembly a little while ago. >> the united states and iran have been isolated from one another since the islamic resolution of 1979. this mistrust has deep roots. iranians have long complained of a history of u.s. interference in their affairs and america's role in overthrowing the iranian government during the cold war. on the other hand, americans see them take american hostages, kill u.s. troops and civilians and threatened our ally, israel, with disruption. >> nick paton walsh is here at the united nations w

from here and overseas about tkraeupblg word that president obama and the new iranian president hassan rowhani spoke to the phone on friday, the highest level talk between the two countries in decades. it is a serious sign. >> the two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over iran's nuclear program. i reiterated to president rowhani what i said in new york. while there are surely be certain object stals moving forward and success is by no means guaranteed, i believe we can reach a comprehensive solution. >> this phone call is a dramaist shift between the two countries. came about thursday between secretary of state john kerry and iran's prime minister. rowhani broke news of that call tweeting just minutes before obama spoke with reporters. >> this is the biggest sign of respect that this country has gotten in 34 years from the united states s. and president rowhani has said without respect there is no relationship and no nuclear deal. it is essentially a formal recognition by the united states of a president -- of a country that the u.s. has no diplomatic relationship with

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ed me will president hassan rowhani delivered his anticipated speech, he sat down and spoke with christiane amanpour, for the first time he talked about why he declined to speak with president obama today and he also spoke to the american people directly in english. listen. >> i would like to say to american people i bring peace and friendship from iranians to americans. >> and more of christiane's interview just ahead. rowhani's debut came on the heels of a charm offensive many found head-spinning. to some some the west suspect. before we get to the christiane interview, a look at how we got to this point. >> it's the beginning of the islamic revolution, it's also the beginning between iran and the united states. the shaw same into power back in 1953. he enjoyed support and good relations with the west. he's the last iranian leader to meet face-to-face. and bringing control of ayatollah khamenei, declaring iran the great state. in november 1979, the ayatollah's blessing, militants stormed iran. >> the acts which were perpetrated on our people by iran can never be condoned. >> u.s. responds

begin talks with iran over its nuclear program, but he will not meet with iran's new president hassan rowhani. in his speech at the united nations, mr. obama says he has directed secretary of state john kerry to pursue an agreement to resolve concerns over iran's nuclear program. it has been 36 years since u.s. and iranian leaders met. believe that if we can resolve the issue of iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road towards a different relationship. >> as for the crisis in syria, president obama warned united nations would appear incapable of enforcing international laws if it fails to take action. >> moving back closer to home, the shooting at the navy yard is leading to security changes. the september 16 rampage left 13 people, including the gunman, data. we now know that the shooter lied about his arrest record. is requiringchange background checks to include all police documents, not just arrest records. a navy has already given senior officers more responsibly for security and personnel evaluations. >> i'm sure that there will be a cost involved. i don't

. >> abe also commented on his meeting with iranian president hassan rowhani. >> translator: i feel that president rowhani has a positive attitude, and he is trying to cooperate with the international community. >> he says he'll work for the peaceful resolution of iran's nuclear issue based on past friendly ties with the country. >>> prime minister abe used his time at the u.n. to call for reform of the security council.

president barack obama and iranian president hassan rowhani both addressed world leaders at the unitedions general assembly. they suggested they're ready to explore a new era of diplomacy. obama said he does not believe their difficult history can be overcome overnight but he said he's encouraged rouhani was elected with a mandate to pursue a more moderate course, but he said conciliatory words will have to be matched by actions. >> we're not seeking regime change and respect the right of iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy. instead we insist that the iranian government meet its responsibilities under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and u.n. security council resolutions. the roadblocks may prove to be too great but i firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested. >> rouhani took office last month and made his first address at the general assembly. he said iran's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. he said weapons of mass destruction have no place in iran's security and defense. and he said he does not want more tensions with the u.s. >> translator: i listened

quote, tell the truth in the face of sweet talk and the onslaught of smiles from iran's president hassan rowhani. at issue rowhani's gestures and that phone call heard around the world on friday, it was the first conversation between the u.s. and iran in 34 years. for netanyahu, it is nothing short of a nate mare. he believes iran's gestures are a ploy attempting to disguise his sfwent to create a nuclear bomb, something netten yeah haw has warned about for years. but iran says its program is for peaceful purposes only. >>> sledgehammers are just one tool inspectors could use to destroy syria's ability to make chemical weapons. the others, equally arcane. they might even blow up delivery missiles, drove tanks over empty shells or fill them with concrete. and run machines without lubricants so they become inoperable. an initial group of 20 inspectors is leaving for syria today. now, syria acknowledged for the first time it had chemical weapons following a deadly gas attack in august. the u.s. and russia agree syria has roughly 1,000 metric tons of them. syria's president says his government will

and we're now at a moment where all of the signals from tehran's new president, hassan rowhani are thatlieves that he's been elected with a mandate to engage the united states and try to solve the basic divisions between two countries. >> and yet, david, i'm sorry to interrupt you, but at the end of the day, many people reflect on leaders of that nation and believe that, a., it's the ayatollah that commands iranian policy. and b., we have been led to believe in the past that this is a nation which is inclined towards some kind of democracy and engagement with the united states, only to find that our hopes are dashed. >> you're right. and that's the challenge for the president this week. you asked me whether i think he'll meet with rowhani. i think the white house has set expectations that he will. so i would be surprised if they don't have at least some sort of pro forma handshake. but that's what this week is about. it's about testing whether the support in iran for engagement goes as deep as the supreme leader, ayatollah huh manny. and whether the united states is willing to put enoug

iranian president hassan rowhani said, quote, the nazis carried out a massacre that cannot be denied. new fbi video shows the eerie moments before aaron alexis went on a rampage in the navy yard. you can see him stalking through the hallways armed with a shotgun. new york state sets up special courts to handle prostitution and sex trafficking cases. the state's highest ranking judge calls it, quote, modern day slavery. it is the first of its kind in the u.s. and treats alleged prostitutes as victim instead of criminals. >>> and vice president joe biden met with his iraqi counterpart in new york on wednesday. the white house says biden told him the u.s. is committed to a shared fight against terrorism in iraq. >>> a former british politician also got into quite the scuffle on tuesday. dame yon mcbride was being interviewed by itv when an anti-nuclear protest got right into that shot. he wrestled the protester to the ground, all this being caught on tape. the interview then continued without any further problems. glad that can't happen here in the studio. >> that's a good publicist. >>

hassan rowhani wants to resolve a standoff over tehran's nuclear program. rowhani is in new york to attend the united nations general assembly, and wants to strike a deal with the u.s. in the next three to six months, and offer reassurances that the iranians don't intend to build a bomb. he's insistent they're using their nuclear program for peaceful purposes. they're set to discuss the issue from six major powers. they're scheduled to meet later in the day. >>> every year in september representatives of all member countries of the united nations gather in new york to discuss the challenges the world faces and discuss ways to tackle them. the 68th session is now under way. one of this year's themes is cooperation between the u.n. and the business world. earlier i spoke with mittsko in new york. she has more on what's going on there. >> gene, the general assembly's meeting on wednesday was to discuss the development of goals established in the year 2000. these included reusing extreme poverty by half and achieving universal primary education by 2015. now the

speculation that he might cross paths or even shake hands with iran's new moderate president hassan rowhani, but that didn't happen. the delegate skipped the lunch. earlier president obama told the u.n. general assembly his administration will assume talks with iran aimed at keeping its nuclear plans in check. leaders of the two countries have not met face to face for more than 30 years. >> the roadblocks may prove to be too great, but i firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested. >> reporter: iran state-run news agency says president rowhani skipped the lunch because alcohol was being served, but they say a face-to-face talk with president obama would have been too complicated for rowhani back home. president obama called for a security council resolution, forcing syrian president bashar al assad to make good on his promise to surrender his chemical weapons. >> if we cannot agree even this, then it will show that the united nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws. >> reporter: the president announced the u.s. will send nearly $340 million in additional

>> this is actually a frustration because hassan rowhani used to be a nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005. and when he was defending his tenure, he defined his strategy to the iranian press as offering a great deal of diplomacy because when that happens, the west tends to let its guard down. and that provides an opportunity for iran to push forward to the conclusion of its special projects by which hep meant building a nuclear weapon. when hassan rowhani has laid out his game plan, it becomes all the more surprising that there is so much trust and so little verify on the part of this white house. >> what do you think causes this? i hesitate but i'll say -- first time they've talked in 30 years. is it the sanctions or are there other motives? >> from an iranian perspective, it's the economic sanctions. rowhani wants to relieve pressure. it takes a lot to subsidize a country of 70 million people. and also the iran statistics agency released a report showing that direct subsidies from oil to every single iranian now trumps what even occurred during the iran/iraq war. iran is in a tough

but iran has a new government under president hassan rowhani. and he suggested he is willing to resolve the nuclear issue. >>> time now for the latest in business news, apple executives are putting up their feet after a weekend without much rest. they sold a record number of iphones on opening weekend. aye uchida joins us now. what's so special about these new models? >> well, it could be the way they were sold, catherine. more operators carried them, and also more -- in more countries, that is. let me give you all the details as catherine said, executives at apple say they've achieved a new sales record with the latest models of their iphone. they say they sold more than 9 million handsets in the first three days after their launch. the iphone 5s and the cheaper iphone 5c went on sale in nine countries last week. officials at apple say the three-day sales figure was 4 million units higher than for the previous model released last year. sales increased partly because japan's largest mobile phone carrier began handling the iphone. another reason

a right to enrich uranium for its nuclear program, which he claims is for peaceful purposes, hassan rowhaniuntry is, quote, loyal to its pledge not to seek nuclear weapons. of course, he has been talking about seeking a way toward with the west on bringing civility in the arab world. and now this talk about the nuclear program. so will president obama end up meeting with the iranian leader face to face, something no president has done since jimmy carter? peter ducey takes a look from washington. peter? >> harris, the white house says they are open to the idea of a meeting between president obama and iran's new president hassan rowhani, if iran takes steps that prove to the world they aren't building a nuclear weapon. the white house national security adviser ben rhodes says the administration is open to this kind of diplomacy if it can advance american objectives but some experts are now warning that this president of iran won't be any different than the last. >> rowhani is bringing with him the p.t. barnum doctrine and that is there's a sucker born every minute and he's hoping there's one

president hassan rowhani did not meet with president obama.ni is considered to be more moderate than his predecessor, ahmadinejad, who denied the holocaust. he gave a rare interview to christiane amanpour and addressed the holocaust. >> one things that your predecessor used to do was deny the holocaust and pretend it is a myth. i want to know your position on the holocaust. do you accept what it was? and what was it? >> translator: i've said before that i am not an historian and when it comes to speaking about the dimensions of the holocaust, it's the historians that will be reflected and any crime that happened against humanity, including the crime the nazis created towards the jews is reprehensible and condemnable. whatever criminality they condemned against the jews, we condemn. the taking of human life is contemptible, and it makes no matter if it's jewish life or muslim or christian life. it's the same. the taking of human life is something our reason rejects but this does not mean, on the other hand, you can say nazis committed crimes an

. >> reporter: even with his supposed mandate from the supreme leader, hassan rowhani still has to worrybout provoking the hard liners back at home. so no handshake with president obama. hours after rowhani condemned the holocaust on cnn and in a talk with us, iran's government news agency claimed he hadn't said it, even though he had. as rowhani made it clear to charlie rose on pbs. >> translator: why would i want to deny it? kwhie why would i want to deny? i want to add to this debate. not only do i deny the criminal acts of the nazis, we condemn it. >> reporter: while rowhani claims iran has disclosed the entire nuclear program to inspectors. >> translator: we never -- the option of acquiring nuclear weapons. >> reporter: france's prime minister said it is not true. >> you are pregnant or you're not pregnant. you can't be half pregnant. if they accept not to have the nuclear bomb, it will be not simple, but it will be reasonably easy to know that. they have to be completely transparent and they have to renounce to the perspective of having the bomb. >> reporter: on that the real work

iran's new president hassan rowhani told the "washington post" that he wants to reach a deal within three to six months. they asked him why he didn't want to meet with president obama when they were both at the u.n. >> what's necessary for you to have a bilateral meeting with the president? >> translator: well, after all, we're speaking of two countries who have had no relations for 35 years. so it's clear that to begin talks requires some preparation work. and whenever the prep work is completed, i believe that it's possible to have the meeting. perhaps if we had more time here in new york, we may have been able to coordinate what was necessary for that meeting to take place. >> rowhani insists iran has no intention of building nuclear weapons. and you can see more of charlie rose's interview with the iranian president coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news," miracle on the bay. oracle sale sails for a win of the america's cup and it's a comeback for the ages. >>> and jaw-dropping diamond that's a shade different from the rest. this is the "cbs morning ne

. >>> a stage is set for a meeting between president obama and hassan rowhani but will it happen is theuestion? both leaders in new york city ahead of the u.n. general assembly which begins today. yesterday president obama attended a private event for visiting heads of state and president rhu hani tweeted his arrival seen in the back of the car on his way into manhattan. >>> the country's two top leaders have not met in more than three decades since before the iranian revolution. but rowhani's recent comments are spurring cautious optimism from former president bill clinton especially. >> this new president seems to want a rapprochement with the united states. if we do this, we need this to be real. >> top allies like israel are n unimpressed warning he will try to stall the u.s. while continues nuclear development. >>> two bipartisan groups of high-profile senators wrote president obama warning the same. on the eve of the trip, iran pardoned 80 prisoner, many who have been jailed for protesting the controversial 2009 presidential elections. it's a possible signal the country is softeni

about iran's role as well not least because we now have the optimism following the election of dr hassan rowhani president and i'm not saying that if president putin picks up the telephone to present as that president assad will jump i am saying however that the assad regime is very sensitive to russian influence it relies a lot on russia for problem and maybe in terms of financial support i don't know if as well certainly international political support it receives russia is absolutely critical and if putin president putin were therefore to say you need to do this you need to start to moderate your attacks on the rebels and to start to take part as it were geneva two and get the iranians in there as well then i think we may be in a more optimistic situation all right unfortunately that's all the time we have for today this was jack straw former u.k. foreign secretary thank you for being with us here and we'll see you next time. london. the whole world is. free to hear of the original one the one on the end. of the point about building at the end of the street another one of the more transparent

president obama called iranian president hassan rowhani today.during that 15-minute conversation they agreed to work toward resolving the dispute over iran's nuclear program. it's a call three decades in the making. the last direct communication between the leaders of iran and the u.s. was in 1979 during the tehran hostage crisis. >>> new tonight at 11:00, art is not imitating life. according to a new study, the lgbt community in hollywood is being mistreated. the study says despite the wide range of lgbt roles on screen, more than half of actors think directors and producers are biased against them. only 16% of those actors would respond say they have experienced discrimination firsthand. gay men were the most likely to report they've experienced some tom of discrimination with one in five reporting an experience. >>> a daring rescue at sea while cameras were rolling. this coast guard video shows the air lift of a passenger from a cruise ship 40 miles west of the golden gate bridge. the man was showing symptoms of kidney fa kidney failure. the m

hassan rowhani comes as the smiling face of the resolution, but there's no evidence whatsoever that he or the ayatollah or any of the top leadership in iran have slifted in the slightest from their 2 20-year-long goal of achieving nucle nuclear weapons. do they want relief from economic sanctions? yes, will they make concessions to do that? yes, will they compromise their nuclear program? absolutely not. rowhani is bringing with him the p.t. barnum doctrine, that is there's a sucker born every minute and he's hoping there's one in the white house right now. >> new face, no shift, says ambassador john bolton. thank you. >> thank you. >>> all right, high drama on capitol hill after the house passes a stop-gap spending bill that strips funding for obama care. there's no chance the senate will pass the measure, threatening a government shut 37 down just aig days from now. republican senator rand paul says it's, quote, a dump idea to shut down the gump and he admits the health care law is unlikely to be repealed or defunding but he said republicans should keep fighting the law to gain lever

this week star hassan rowhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region ronnie made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praised high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades but what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran but as has our very tied there his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations rapprochement the u.s. is in a tough spot. to keep from normal relations in the middle east and now the alienation of the arab muslims in general against the us is mostly due to the com

obama tried to ease tensions taking note of the moderate tone struck by hassan rowhani in recent weeksined to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. we are not seeking regime change and we respect the right of the irani people to pursue peaceful the nuclear. >> reporter: covering a broad range of subjects, president obama defends his throats against syria for its alleged use of chemical weapon, and he urged the u.n. to pass a resolution that forces bashar al-assad to surrender his stockpiles. >> if we cannot agree on this it will show that the united nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws. >> reporter: there is even a focus on his unlikely partner, vladimir putin who recently criticized notions of american exceptionalism. >> some may disagree, but i believe america is exceptional. >> reporter: but all day, the world waited to see whether obama and rowhani would meet face-to-face. in the end, it was said that it was too complicated. >> translator: iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region. in fact, in ideals as well as in actual p

hou three hours later hassan rowhani echoed the same. >> americans are not hopeful about relations with iran. only 22% in the new cbs/new york times poll expect relations to improve, and on the president's handling of relations with iran, more disapprove and that approve, 44% to 39%. margaret brennan is was. good morning. >> good morning to you, norah and charlie. the white house sees the best diplomatic chance for an opening with iran in years and president obama will make it the main foe kur next year. he announced that the recent pledge that his country does not want to build a nuclear bomb but says the u.s. wants concrete proof. >> i do believe if we can resolve the issue of iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road toward a different relationship, one based on mutual interests and mutual respect. >> president rowhani said he listened carefully to president obama's speech and said he would immediately start to talk about iran's nuclear program. iran seeks instructive engagement with other countries based on mutual respect and common interests and does n

this week star hassan rowhani reach out but also defend tehran from political attacks iran is an anchor of stability in unstable region the iranian threat is imaginary and is used as an excuse for the misdeeds of others iran poses absolutely no threat to the world or the region rowhani made it clear that iran does not want nuclear weapons and that it wants peace but also to be treated as an equal rainy and u.s. officials praise high level meetings that took place on the sidelines of the general assembly and the country's president spoke over the phone for the first time in over three decades so what would it take for a would be photo op to become a new u.s. approach towards iran a lot of us have are very tied his hands are tied that there are people and lobby groups in the united states that do not want to see the united states and iran after thirty four years of demonizing the country to have relations the u.s. is in a tough spot. to keep from normal relations in the middle east and now the alienation of the arabs and muslims in general against the earth is mostly due to the commitment

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and that's not the only news coming from iran on the eve of newly elected president hassan rowhani his visit to the united states iranian authorities unexpectedly freed eleven of the country's most prominent political prisoners from jail the list of freed people includes journalist author of activists and attorneys most notably so today a human rights lawyer who represented several activists who protested against the iranian government also out this week in an interview with n.b.c. news president rouhani pledged to tear down barriers that prevented orion's from surfing the internet really he said he believes that all people should have the right to access the free flow of information and have a platform for dialogue so a lot of changes but is this change that we can believe in i was trying to earlier by jamal obviously he's the policy director of the national iranian american council and i asked him what we should make of all of these changes. these are all extremely positive signs this could all be leading to a historic meeting between president obama and president rouhani at the u.n.

and in the wake of that historic phone call between president obama and iran's new president, hassan rowhani, word of a gift from america. it's a 2,700-year-old silver drinking cup, from iran's ancient past. it was seized by u.s. customs when an art dealer attempted to smuggle it in. rowhani went home with the gift, still, there were protesters waiting to greet him, not happy at his overtures to the u.s. while he was here. >>> and in california tonight, a heartfelt plea from a father, looking for help finding his son's killer. incredibly, his son lost his life because of a rivalry between fans of the dodgers and the giants. and this isn't the first case. in california tonight, here's abc's aditi roy. >> today, i'm making a plea to the public, asking that anyone who may have witnessed the incident, to come forth. >> reporter: a father makes a plea for information in his son's death. it was supposed to be a family night at the ballpark. 24-year-old jonathan denver was stabbed to death near at&t stadium after police say his group got into an argument with a group of giants fans after the game.