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Iran's top leader hints at disapproval over Obama call
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's top leader hinted Saturday that he disapproved of the phone call between Presidents Hassan Rouhani and Barack Obama during the Iranian leader's trip to New York last month, but he reiterated his crucial support for the president's policy of outreach to the West.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments came after hard-liners criticized the 15-minute phone conversation between Rouhani and Obama, a gesture aimed at ending three decades of estrangement between the two countries.  Hard-liners, including commanders in the powerful Revolutionary Guard, have said the president went too far in reaching out to the U.S. Posted by: Au Auric 2013-10-06 |
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