US keenness for talks shows Iran power

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says the US and Western countries’ willingness to engage in talks with Tehran attests to the power and dignity of the Iranian nation.

IRNA quoted him as saying on Monday “The Iranian nation is now in a position that the US president Barack Obama contacts our president Hassan Rouhani in order to hear Iranians’ voice. This is a matter of pride for us.”
He made the comments following President Rouhani’s recent visit to New York to deliver a speech at the 68th annual session of the UN General Assembly.
In reference to the historic telephone conversation between the Iranian and US presidents, Dehqan said “There might be different attitudes towards what happened last week. Nevertheless, the US president’s move, and that Western and European heads of state lined up to meet with Rouhani can be indicative of our nation’s glory and might.”
Meanwhile, Dehqan expressed hope that the Iranian nation will tread the path of dignity and pride.