Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- From bakery to barber shop, cafe to carpet store, Iranians stroll their capital with a renewed step, uplifted by how their newly elected president seeks something remarkable after decades of cold war-like relations between their country and the West. Iran wants to talk. With the United States. With Europe. With everyone who's been skeptical of the country. And Iran is willing to discuss its nuclear program, President Hassan Rouhani says. "I just feel it. It's not like I've seen anything, but I feel it," said retiree Syed Ali Akbar. "It's the best thing to do. We've been hurting ourselves for years."
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Throughout the capital, Iranians sense a new future in the air
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'It's not like I've seen anything, but I feel it,' one retiree says
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The new president's outreach to Western countries resonates
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Optimists express themselves at a CNN open microphone in Tehran, but so do pessimists
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"We believe the two nations -- Iran and @placeholder -- they believe they need each other and like each other.
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Perhaps the most commonly shared view on @placeholder streets was rejection of how Western leaders harshly characterize the country.
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Perhaps the most commonly shared view on Tehran streets was rejection of how @placeholder leaders harshly characterize the country.