Iran Can Get Respect When It Behaves Respectably It was a shame but not all that surprising today when the awaited encounter between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rohani didn’t happen at the United Nations. It seems Obama offered to shake Rohani’s hand, but the invitation was declined. The last time leaders of the two countries met was 36 years ago -- during the reign of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. He’d been ...
Sept. 25, 2013 - Bloomberg