Ebrahim Raisi, in New York, says meeting of countries' foreign ministers can be first step to patching diplomatic relations; calls on world powers to return to nuclear pact
Move harkens back to 1981 exchange of cash for Americans held at Tehran embassy; simmering tensions between nations ratchet up consequences should contacts fail
Hossein Amirabdollahian quoted as saying that Tehran will only return to negotiations if US shows goodwill gesture by releasing funds blocked by sanctions
Foreign Ministry calls on international community to condemn appointment of Ahmad Vahidi, who is wanted by Interpol over alleged role in 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires
New interior minister Ahmad Vahidi sought by Interpol; the president's pick for top diplomat, Hossein Amirabdollahian, is an avowed anti-Westerner with ties to IRGC, Hezbollah
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