Iran’s Hard-Liners Ready to Talk
Iran’s hard-line leaders may be ready to deal with the US, but that does not mean Tehran will compromise on all of Washington’s demands. A former political adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Al-Monitor: “We’ve learned from experience the best approach with the Americans is to hold our ground.”
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Iran’s hard-line leaders may be ready to deal with the US, but that does not mean Tehran will compromise on all of Washington’s demands.
A former political adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohammad Fatollahi, told Al-Monitor: “We’ve learned from experience the best approach with the Americans is to hold our ground.”