Reactions mixed in Iran to US-Cuba detente

While some Iranians hope that the US-Cuba rapprochement could lead to one with Iran, others believe there are more differences than similarities between the two situations.
An Iranian woman walks past a shop window of the Mango fashion label in northern Tehran October 24, 2010. While ordinary Iranians struggle to survive international sanctions and deepening economic uncertainty, the gap has widened between the disadvantaged and those who can afford to travel to Paris for a haircut. The extravagant tastes of wealthy Iranians show no signs of abating in spite of tougher sanctions targeting the Islamic state over its disputed nuclear programme. Several new shopping malls packed
An Iranian woman walks past a shop window in northern Tehran, Oct. 24, 2010. - REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
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On Dec. 17, following a year and half of secret talks between Washington and Havana, US President Barack Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba.

“It’s time for a new approach” with Cuba, Obama said in a televised statement. “These 50 years have shown that isolation does not work.”

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