Obama in historic Iran talks
US president Barack Obama has conducted a phone conversation with new Iran president Hassan Rouhani in what was the first communication between leaders of the two countries since 1979.
Report: Protesters throw shoes at Rouhani convoy
Iranian hardliners have reportedly thrown shoes at the convoy of President Rouhani, as he returned to Tehran after his trip to the UN headquarters in New York.
Thomas Erdbink, Tehran bureau chief for the New York Times, tweeted that around 75 protesters threw shoes and eggs at the president.
It comes after Rouhani spoke with US President Barack Obama on the phone - the first direct contact between leaders of the two countries since 1979.
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