In 'Rumi’s field': can US and Iran meet in a place beyond nuclear program?
The United States and Iran must relearn the craft of diplomacy for their relationship to secure benefits for both sides.
Rumi, as interpreted by Coleman Barks, had this to say:
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
In Tehran and Washington, politicians and analysts continue to wrangle over the Nov. 24 interim nuclear agreement reached in Geneva between Iran and the P5+1 nations. At issue is the future of Iran’s nuclear program and the international sanctions regime imposed against the Islamic republic. Also at issue are Iran’s relations with the rest of the world and the future of the long US-Iranian estrangement. Among the questions asked about this agreement are the following:
