TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s hard-line president told crowds celebrating the Islamic revolution’s anniversary Tuesday that the country is ready for talks with the United States, the strongest signal yet that Tehran welcomes President Barack Obama’s calls for dialogue. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the comments in a speech to hundreds of thousands celebrating the 30th anniversary of the revolution, which ousted the U.S-backed shah and installed rule by hard-line Muslim clerics. The event led to a collapse in relations between the two countries and years of enmity. –Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Iranian president says talks with US possible
By The Associated Press
February 10, 2009