Post by peterd on Jan 30, 2013 7:36:28 GMT -8
Following Hagel's Nomination As U.S. Defense Secretary, Reformists In Iran Press Regime To Compromise On Nuclear Program
U.S. President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary evoked conflicting responses in Iran. Regime circles expressed indifference or even contempt, and said that any purported change in U.S. policy would have to be demonstrated through actions rather than nominations. On the other hand, reformist circles, which lack representation within the regime, continued their efforts to push for a compromise in the matter of Iran's nuclear program, and called on the Iranian leadership to take advantage of Hagel's nomination – as well as the nomination of John Kerry for U.S. secretary of state – which they saw as a gesture by Obama towards the Iranian regime.
This report presents the position of reformist circles in Iran that are pressuring the regime to compromise with the West on its nuclear issue, and the uncompromising position of the regime, which sets policy, in official statements and in images expressing anti-Obama sentiment.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6960.htm
U.S. President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary evoked conflicting responses in Iran. Regime circles expressed indifference or even contempt, and said that any purported change in U.S. policy would have to be demonstrated through actions rather than nominations. On the other hand, reformist circles, which lack representation within the regime, continued their efforts to push for a compromise in the matter of Iran's nuclear program, and called on the Iranian leadership to take advantage of Hagel's nomination – as well as the nomination of John Kerry for U.S. secretary of state – which they saw as a gesture by Obama towards the Iranian regime.
This report presents the position of reformist circles in Iran that are pressuring the regime to compromise with the West on its nuclear issue, and the uncompromising position of the regime, which sets policy, in official statements and in images expressing anti-Obama sentiment.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6960.htm
