IRAN
 
Rohani Champions Diplomacy Despite Ongoing Sanctions Threat
 
The 3 August inauguration of Iran’s new president came just days after the US passed a bill to tighten already tough sanctions. But still, Iran’s new leader remains ‘seriously determined’ to reach a nuclear agreement with the West. 
 
Speaking at his first press conference since being inaugurated as president on 3 August, Hassan Rohani expressed his...