TEHRAN, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Iran's new president took to Twitter Tuesday to say he thinks negotiations over the nation's hotly debated nuclear enrichment program could prove fruitful.
Hassan Rouhani, considered among the more liberal candidates on the June 14 presidential ballot, made his first public remarks during a press conference, The New York Times reported. During that session with reporters, he used his official English-language Twitter feed to say he thought resumed negotiations over Iran's nuclear program could yield a deal between Western powers and Iran -- and that crippling international sanctions enacted by the United Nations are unnecessary and counterproductive.