Barack Obama has said he is willing to open dialogue with Iran on its nuclear programme, after concillitory signs from the country's new President Hassan Rouhani.
However, the US President said on Tuesday that Iran would have to demonstrate its own seriousness by agreeing not to "weaponise nuclear power".
There are indications that Rouhani, the new president, is somebody who is looking to open dialogue with the West and with the United States, in a way that we haven't seen in the past. And so we should test it."
The interview came as the US confirmed that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would visit the White House on September 30 to consult Obama on Iran's nuclear challenge, Syria and Palestinian peace talks.
Netanyahu said he was keen to discuss Iran's nuclear programme with Obama, ahead of expected new talks between Tehran and world powers.
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