"Just before leaving for New York on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, Rouhani urged Western leaders to heed his appeals for greater dialogue and take steps to ease sanctions as a way to reach joint interests, a reference to the nuclear standoff, but also possibly other regional flash points where Iran carried influence such as Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) less Easing sanctions no easy goa" . . . . .