President Obama to tell Iran at UN: door open to engagement

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Source: Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama will tell Iran the "door is open" to better relations with the international community, if it can demonstrate the peaceful intent of its nuclear program, the White House said on Monday.

With tough new U.N. sanctions in place, Obama will use his address to the United Nations General Assembly this week to stress to Iran the cost of its uranium enrichment program will escalate, if it fails to meet its international obligations.

"The door is open to them having a better relationship with the United States and with the international community," White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said.

"However, in order to walk through that door, Iran is going to have to demonstrate its commitment to show its peaceful intent around its nuclear program, and meet its obligations to the international community," he told reporters in a briefing.

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President Obama will address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday in New York