February 26, 2008
LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY...
Waiting for a US-Iran handshake: Iran's diplomatic elite believe that the time has come to lead the region. (Iason Athanasiadis, February 27, 2008, CS Monitor)
Alireza returned to Iran two years ago, after growing up in New York and studying at an elite Canadian university. His bilingual ability in English and Farsi, fluent Arabic, and good government connections will serve him well in the evolving Islamic Republic of the 21st century.He is, ultimately, a symbolic face of Iran's diplomatic future. And if Iran's growing regional clout compels Washington years from now to offer Tehran allied status, Alireza could quite possibly be part of the handshake that confirms the deal.
...his hands won't have age spots yet when the shake occurs. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 26, 2008 6:44 PM
Why are articles like this always phrased to make it sound like a US-Iran accord would be a humbling loss for the USA?
...Iran's growing regional clout compels Washington...
Why wouldn't the USA's growing regional clout compel compel Iran to seek an accord? I mean, we're the one with the powerful armies in nations on Iran's eastern and western borders.
Posted by: Brandon at February 26, 2008 7:03 PM