Iranians Lament Rebuff of First U.S. Handshake Since 1979
By Yeganeh Salehi and Dana El Baltaji - Sep 25, 2013
“Maybe Another Time,” read the front page of a Tehran-based newspaper after Iranian President Hassan Rohani and U.S. President Barack Obama failed to meet at the United Nations in New York.
The story in Shargh, the most popular pro-Rohani newspaper, followed a decision by Iranian officials that the time wasn’t yet right for a handshake between the two leaders. The Iranians cited domestic political considerations, a U.S. official told reporters yesterday.
The article expressed hope that a meeting between the two presidents may “finally happen” at a later date.
“I know maybe it’s not possible that they shake hands, but I was disappointed that the two presidents didn’t even pass by each other in a corridor, or even smile at each other,” said Mostafa, 48, a mustachioed bank teller sitting is his booth at a government-owned lender in Tehran’s affluent northwest. Like many Iranians, he asked only to be identified by his first name for security reasons.
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