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| Seeking talks but eye on sanctions |
| Obama to Iran: Seeking talks but eye on sanctions
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 23-March-2010
9:52:38 AM |
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President Barack Obama’s attempts to reach out to Iran are hitting a closed door in Tehran, but they could be helping him in building an international consensus for more sanctions and pressure on Iran’s ruling clerics.
Obama’s latest approach to Iran over the weekend went very much according to expectations: Washington offered another chance for dialogue and it was quickly batted away by Iran’s supreme leader.
“I don’t think Obama is under any impression that (Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei is going to rush to the table,” said Meir Javedanfar, an Iranian-born regional analyst based in Israel.
“He is doing it for his own position.” The goal, experts say, is to reinforce the view that Iran’s leadership is unwilling to make bold moves with the West. At the same time, Washington needs to win over China and Russia - both U.N
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