always a presser -- always a pleasure to see you, minister zebari. i wanted to get more detail on your views on the new iranian government and what iraq is prepared to do to try to facilitate the nuclear talks. were you in tehran for president rouhani? what is your sense on how the u.s. is receiving the overtures from the new iranian government? thank you. >> thank you, barbara. i believe the election of president rouhani was a statement by iran and the islamic republic of iran to the international community and the world that they mean serious business. otherwise, there are many ways his success of his election could have been scuffled from the first round, to force him into a second round. but there was the establishment to go along with this outcome. also, he has drawn a great deal of support from the reformist movement. rouhani is an incredible leader who is a member of the regime. he is not weak. he has very strong relations with all the key leaders in iran. so he is a member of the revolution. he cannot be challenged. the statement we have had

always a presser -- always a pleasure to see you, minister zebari. i wanted to get more detail on your views on the new iranian government and what iraq is prepared to do to try to facilitate the nuclear talks. presidentn tehran for rouhani? what is your sense on how the u.s. is receiving the overtures from the new iranian government? thank you. >> thank you, barbara. i believe the election of president rouhani was a statement by iran and the islamic republic of iran to the international community and the world that they mean serious business. otherwise, there are many ways his success of his election could have been scuffled from the first round, to force him into a second round. but there was the establishment to go along with this outcome. also, he has drawn a great deal of support from the reformist movement. leader is an incredible who is a member of the regime. he is not weak. he has very strong relations with all the key leaders in iran. so he is a member of the revolution. he cannot be challenged. hadstatement we have calling for moderation,

minister zebari, always a pleasure to see you wherever, in washington or in the region.nted to get a little more detail about your views on the new iranian government and what iraq is prepared to do to try to facilitate the nuclear talks. were you in tehran for the inauguration of president rouhani? can you tell us something about your discussions with them and what your sense is of how the u.s. is receiving the overtures from the new iranian government. thank you. >> thank you, barbara. i believe that the elections of president rouhani was a statement by iran and the islamic republic of iran to the international community, to the world that it mean serious business. otherwise there are many ways his success or his election could have been scuttled from the first round. to force it into a second round. but pressures were enormous on the establishment to go along with this article. and also he has drawn a great deal of support from the reform be u.s. movement. rouhani's a credible leader who is a member of the regime. he's not weak. he has very strong relations with all t