Feeling the Pain in Tehran
Iran'sMinistry of Intelligence did something remarkable last month: It used its
website to publish a report (link in Farsi) calling for direct talks with
the country's foe, the United States. In the report, entitled "The ZionistRegime's Reasons and Obstacles for Attacking Iran," the traditionally hawkish
ministry highlighted the benefits of diplomacy and negotiations with the UnitedStates: "One way to fend off a possible war is to resort to diplomacy and to
use all international capacities."
The authors took care to draw a line between the approaches currently taken towards Iran's nuclear program by the U.S. and Israel, Iran's archenemy. President Obama, the report's authors wrote, "hopes to solve this issue peacefully and through diplomacy" -- in contrast to Israel, which, it said, favors a unilateral strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. By implementing "severe sanctions," the report contended, Obama is actually trying to control the situation without resorting to military action. The text concluded that there is a high risk of war and "it is an unforgiveable sin not to prevent it."
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As sanctions bite, some of Iran's leaders are signaling a willingness to come back to the negotiating table.
The authors took care to draw a line between the approaches currently taken towards Iran's nuclear program by the U.S. and Israel, Iran's archenemy. President Obama, the report's authors wrote, "hopes to solve this issue peacefully and through diplomacy" -- in contrast to Israel, which, it said, favors a unilateral strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. By implementing "severe sanctions," the report contended, Obama is actually trying to control the situation without resorting to military action. The text concluded that there is a high risk of war and "it is an unforgiveable sin not to prevent it."
Read the full story here.
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