The recent revelation of Iran’s continued nuclear program was a successful intelligence coup for he US but has only served to intensify Iran’s stand. ++ “It follows that outside powers will have little chance of stopping the nuclear program through peaceful means unless the two leaders (President Ahmadinejad &Ayatollah Khamenei) lose power in the ongoing domestic conflict.” ++
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Iran is finally now prepared to hold a meaningful and broad strategic dialogue with the West over its nuclear program. ++ Tehran “seems poised to benefit from a…positive gathering of the board…at the IAEA and strong backing from the 118 member states of the Non-Aligned Movement.” ++ The big question now is whether Washington will view this as Iranian delaying tactics and
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