Rouhani, Obama and the geopolitical handshake

By Trita Parsi

 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 | http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/09/24/for-u-s-iran-its-all-in-the-timing/ 

Four years after President Barack Obama famously extended his hand of friendship to Iran, Tehran finally seems willing to unclench its fist. The most decisive geopolitical handshake of this decade may take place today at the United Nations.

Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani and Obama may have this encounter at the luncheon of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday or in the U.N building’s corridors.