Statement by UANI's Dr. Gary Samore & Ambassador Mark D. Wallace Regarding President Obama's Telephone Call with President Rouhani

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2013  Contact: Nathan Carleton, press@uani.com  Phone: (212) 554-3296   Statement by UANI's Dr. Gary Samore & Ambassador Mark D. Wallace Regarding President Obama's Telephone Call with President Rouhani New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) President, Dr. Gary Samore, and CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, made the following statement this evening regarding President Obama's phone call today with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:  Today's telephone call between President Obama and President Rouhani is a historic event, but it remains to be seen whether it will amount to anything substantive. The real work lies ahead. There are still major obstacles to reaching a deal, and it is still unclear whether President Rouhani has the willingness or authority to make compromises. The good news is that we will know soon--if Iran lets the coming months go by without agreeing to 1-on-1 deliberations with the U.S., or altering its nuclear position, it will be obvious that it is not prepared to take the steps necessary to address concerns about its nuclear program. In that case, additional pressure will be needed to change Iran's calculations and behavior. ### United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran should concern every American and be unacceptable to the community of nations. Since 1979 the Iranian regime has demonstrated increasingly threatening behavior and rhetoric toward the US and the West. Iran continues to defy the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations in their attempts to monitor its nuclear activities. A number of Arab states have warned that Iran's development of nuclear weapons poses a threat to Middle East stability and could provoke a regional nuclear arms race. In short, the prospect of a nuclear armed Iran is a danger to world peace. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a non-partisan, broad-based coalition that is united in a commitment to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to become a regional super-power possessing nuclear weapons.  UANI is an issue-based coalition in which each coalition member will have its own interests as well as the collective goal of advancing an Iran free of nuclear weapons. The Objectives of United Against a Nuclear Iran Inform the public about the nature of the Iranian regime, including its desire and intent to possess nuclear weapons, as well as Iran's role as a state sponsor of global terrorism, and a major violator of human rights at home and abroad; Heighten awareness nationally and internationally about the danger that a nuclear armed Iran poses to the region and the world; Mobilize public support, utilize media outreach, and persuade our elected leaders to voice a robust and united American opposition to a nuclear Iran; Lay the groundwork for effective US policies in coordination with European and other allies; Persuade the regime in Tehran to desist from its quest for nuclear weapons, while striving not to punish the Iranian people, and; Promote efforts that focus on vigorous national and international, social, economic, political and diplomatic measures.  UANI is led by an advisory board of outstanding national figures representing all sectors of our country.

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