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    Obama's engagement strategy causing unease in Tehran "It's clear that the US wants to reopen dialogue and we've seen a lot from Obama; his praise of the Iranian people, his shift in language, his constant stressing of the legitimate interests of Iran and its dignity, civilization and so on ... On the other hand, the political situation in Iran is going to make it difficult for the regime to respond positively to that. Domestically, it would be very hard for Ahmadinejad to go too far too quickly in responding to the US." "Obama too is under pressure to show that the engagement strategy is yielding results. Full Article at Deutsche Welle
    It's clear that the US wants to reopen dialogue and we've seen a lot from Obama; his praise of the Iranian people, his shift in language, his constant stressing of the legitimate interests of Iran and its dignity, civilization and so on ... On the other hand, the political situation in Iran is going to make it difficult for the regime to respond positively to that. Domestically, it would be very hard for Ahmadinejad to go too far too quickly in responding to the US.
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago
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Consequences of 1979 hostage crisis still influencing US-Iran relations
  1. We continue to hear very hostile rhetoric harking back to the period of the hostage crisis from Iran's leaders
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago
  2. Obama offered an open hand, he unclenched his fist but the Iranian leadership has bitten it
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago
  3. The occupation of the American embassy at the start had the support of Iranian revolutionaries and the late Imam Khomeini and I supported it too ... But considering the negative repercussions and the high sensitivity which was created among the American people and which still exists, it was not the righ...
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago
  4. There is a feeling in Iran that other regimes would have been more open to engagement and less invested in a stance of hostility towards the west ... The moderates would undoubtedly have been more open to negotiations with the US.
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago
  5. But I think there is still a chance of restoring ties by engaging Iran and involving Iran as part of the solution rather than part of the problem
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago
  6. Obama too is under pressure to show that the engagement strategy is yielding results. I think there are strong reasons on both sides to pursue an engagement strategy but the political context makes it quite difficult for both countries to spin this out for too much longer.
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago
  7. Ahmadinejad continues to very much play that card. The view from outside Iran is that Ahmadinejad and his support relies on this feeling of intense antagonism between Iran and the United States. People see a vested interest in stoking up these feelings on Ahmadinejad's part.
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago
  8. The embassy and hostage crisis on 1979 lay at the roots of the pretty widespread feeling in the United States that Iran is a hostile and threatening country and that dates back to the time of the Islamic Revolution ... It still affects they way people in the US feel about Iran, even though more recently...
    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 1 month ago

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