Obama says he has spoken by phone with Iranian leader By Washington Examiner September 27, 2013 12:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint President Obama said this afternoon that he had spoken with Iran’s president — the first contact between the two nation’s top leaders since 1979 — and says he thinks the two men can reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. TagsNews Alert Related Content Immigration New Jersey Democrats cry foul after ICE detainee dies of ‘suspected natural causes’ Washington Secrets Trump’s ‘alcoholic’s personality’ comes through: White House Report Card News Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday World Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza World Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan