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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.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) is pictured in this combo image meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) at the Iran nuclear talks in Geneva, November 9, 2013.  REUTERS/Jason Reed   (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX156JC

Rumi, as interpreted by Coleman Barks, had this to say:

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.

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