From the Liveblog of
Monday, July 13, 2015
Rouhani to speak on Iranian state TV today
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will address the nation on state television on Monday night, an official statement said, amid reports a nuclear deal with world powers could be imminent.
Rouhani’s appearance scheduled for 10:00 pm (1730 GMT, 8:30 p.m. Israel time) was announced by the culture ministry in a notice sent to media which said he would talk about the negotiations taking place in Vienna.
Rouhani late Sunday again raised expectations an agreement to end the 13-year dispute about Iran’s nuclear program may be resolved.
“We have come a long way. We need to reach a peak and we’re very close,” Rouhani said, quoted by the ISNA news agency on what was the 16th day of talks in Vienna. “We are so close that if you look down from below you feel as if we have got there, but when you do get there you know there are still some steps to take.”
— AFP
The Times of Israel Community.