Bill Clinton says an Rouhani handshake turned out to be `` too complicated '' Asgard : Near-U.S.-Iran presidential handshake in 1998 , but it was complicated then . But diplomatic signs hopeful , he says , and Obama and Obama-Rouhani agree on key principles . Asgard : For the first time in 1998 , empowered bilateral diplomacy has a chance .
Ramin Asgard says an Obama-Rouhani handshake turned out to be `` too complicated '' Asgard : Near-U.S.-Iran presidential handshake in 1998 , but it was complicated then . But diplomatic signs hopeful , he says , and Obama and Rouhani agree on key principles . Asgard : For the first time in decades , empowered bilateral diplomacy has a chance .