In complete honesty, the USA and Iran has not had a productive relationship since 1979. And even that isn't much of a record. The relationship with Iran has been through USA leadership assigned to Iran.
If Secretary Kerry is able to build a productive relationship with Iran's new leadership, it will be the first since the Shah was removed. I am wishing for success. It would be a major development between the two countries and may even overshadow a Nobel Peace Prize for any peace accord between Israel and Palestine. It would be good for both countries.
There is much ill will that has occurred during all those years. It would be wonderful to put the past behind us and build on solid ground of understanding, prosperity and a future of peace for all our children.
If Secretary Kerry is able to build a productive relationship with Iran's new leadership, it will be the first since the Shah was removed. I am wishing for success. It would be a major development between the two countries and may even overshadow a Nobel Peace Prize for any peace accord between Israel and Palestine. It would be good for both countries.
There is much ill will that has occurred during all those years. It would be wonderful to put the past behind us and build on solid ground of understanding, prosperity and a future of peace for all our children.
By Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati
DUBAI |
Rouhani, (click here) seen in the West as a relatively moderate leader, told his first news conference since taking the oath on Sunday that he was "seriously determined" to resolve the dispute and was ready to enter "serious and substantive" negotiations.
Hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear issue have risen with Rouhani's victory over conservative rivals in June, when voters chose him to replace hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a cleric whose watchword is "moderation".
Western countries and Israel have said in the past that they believed Iranwas trying to achieve nuclear weapons capability, but Tehran says its program is purely for peaceful needs.
