Photo: Historic phone call...President Obama speaks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

[ProSense]

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Historic phone call in the Oval Office: President Obama speaks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. pic.twitter.com/qghFAUCIA7

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https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/383703275670753280/photo/1

President Obama's statement on phone call with Iran President Rouhani
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023740113

[Scurrilous]

1. K & R

TGIF ProSense! And thanks.

[ProSense]

4. :- ) n/t

[RandiFan1290]

2. Is that a new phone system on the desk?

I've never seen anything like that before. Looks pretty spiffy.

[sabrina 1]

3. Good, I hope this is the beginning of a new policy towards other sovereign nations. And I hope

any agreement regarding the development of Nuclear Weapons includes every nation in the World, not just the countries on the PNAC list. That would include the US, Israel, Britain and anyone else who has them.

This is an encouraging step forward. Give credit where it is due, this is one of the reasons I supported this President and am glad to see these overtures. I hope they are not derailed by any outside influences.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Remember when people said Obama was all about implementing PNAC's agenda?

They referred to Obama as a PNAC operative.

He successfully pursues diplomacy in Syria and now the US and Iran have the first high-level exchange in more than 30 years.

If Obama is indeed trying to implement PNAC's agenda, he's doing a terrible job of it!

[blm]

13. Obama-Kerry: Best foreign policy duo in modern history

And Biden makes it the best foreign policy TRIO in modern history.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

14. Hilary wasn't too shabby either! n/t

[blm]

23. She wasn't anything, shabby or otherwise - her hawkishness kept her from being seen as an

honest broker in the hotspot regions. That is why very little progress could be made, so, she stuck to lecturing countries about women's rights.

Fine. She is who she is.

[SidDithers]

20. 7 countries in 5 years!! They said...

...13 years ago.

Sid

[Tx4obama]

5. The last time a US president spoke with an Iranian head of state was in 1979

[Heather MC]

17. He is just suring up his connection with the Mooslim BrotherHood to Attack Ammerika and Steal our

GUNS and White Women!!!!!!!

[oberliner]

25. Ali Khamenei is the Iranian head of state

Important to remember that.

[Exilednight]

28. That is opennly admitted. I am 100% positive that at least one other

president has spoken with the head of the Iranian state.

[neverforget]

7. It's a great start and I hope more positive talks will happen in the future.

[sheshe2]

8. K&R!

[4bucksagallon]

9. I am sure when Fox Snooze runs the photo, if they do.........

it will be the photo of the President with his feet on the Resolute desk. Got to show this President is disrespectful, ya know even though others have done it too.

[Heather MC]

18. Doesn't each President bring in their own Desk???

I know it's just a movie but when I was watching the Butler
I noticed the Oval Office was completely cleared out and set up with all new Furniture for the new President. They made of point of saying they have only two hours to set up the room while the inauguration is happening.

So he can put his feel all over that Desk it's his Desk! Even if he didn't switch out Desk it's still HIS!!! Things I have had for 8 years are mine no matter how I got it LOL

[4bucksagallon]

24. No.......

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/photos/desk.asp
Widely circulated among RWNJ's was the picture of Obama with his feet on the desk of course it is only disrespectful if a "black" President does it.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

27. Bush and Rove made a big deal out of forcing EVERYONE to wear their jackets....

Because the one thing America LOVES is to see business people in power.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

10. Historic is right. I'm amazed he still uses a phone rather than VTC or something. N.T.

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. k&r

[blm]

12. Thanks, also, are in order to John Kerry whose commitment to DIPLOMACY over war

is exactly what this country and world needed in a US Sec of State and in a President.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

15. really great pic

Of a great event!

[grahamhgreen]

16. Cool! Transcript?

[ProSense]

19. ? The President's statement is linked to in the OP. Via Think Progress:

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News began to spread about the conversation when Rouhani’s Twitter account announced that he and Obama and spoken directly, which set off a stream of speculation from foreign policy observers. Within minutes, that tweet had been deleted and replaced by another. “In a phone conversation b/w #Iranian & #US Presidents just now: @HassanRouhani: “Have a Nice Day!” @BarackObama: “Thank you. Khodahafez” the tweet reads.

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/09/27/2695361/obama-confirms-phone-call-between-himself-and-iranian-president/

https://twitter.com/HassanRouhani/status/383677581586755585

[JoePhilly]

21. Warmonger!!!

It must have been a prank call.

[Chemisse]

22. This must be giving McCain palpitations.

Syria didn't get bombed, and now Iran is off the bomb list.

[Taverner]

26. Just think what things would be like if we just left Iran alone

And not taken out Mosaddegh