A chat with the Iranian foreign minister: He goes all amiable and reasonable, and wonders what all this fuss is about

By artappraiser on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 6:04pm |

Nathan R. Sherfpinkski guest post @ Thomas Ricks' blog @ ForeignPolicy.com, October 2, 2012

In an hour-long conference call hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations yesterday, Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salehi discussed a range of issues including: nuclear ambitions, Syria, and anti-American sentiment. His tone was measured and notably non-inflammatory.

Salehi, who received a PhD from MIT, described Iran as [.....]

Also see:

Iran FM Discusses Nuclear Program, Syria at CFR
By Nader Uskowi, Uskowi on Iran, October 2, 2012

[....] Below are some of the points he made during the event, which was moderated by New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright. The text was provided by CFR [....]

URL:

http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/10/02/a_chat_with_the_iranian_foreign_minister_he_goes_all_amiable_and_reasonable_and_won