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The Saudis stated for them the most important issue is Iran and Iranian influence, in fact, they explained the rise of ISIS and the problem in Syria only in terms of the Iranian threat.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Regardless of how much complaining we do about Russian intervention, or how skeptical we are that they can actually succeed, the fact of the matter is that they have taken over the facts on the ground, they have been much more aggressive in talking to everybody and everybody has been willing to talk to them, whereas in the case of the U.S., we have been talking about doing diplomacy but our diplomacy is not actually in practice.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The symbolic impact of making a deal is much bigger in Iran than in the United States, the idea of shaking hands with the so-called Great Satan, arriving at an agreement with them, the symbolism of the foreign minister huddling with the American secretary of state - these really change the entire political narrative in Iran.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The moderates have now delivered a massive victory that had not been possible before, the question is - can they translate this into victory in upcoming polls in Iran?
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The key is if they don’t see the dividends of this deal or engagement with the global community then exuberance and expectation can very quickly turn into frustration and anger, and that’s the challenge.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The entire history of this region in the past four decades has been based on the assumption that Iran is outside the region. That there is a tight alliance between Arabs and the United States for managing the Middle East that doesn’t include Iran.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Clearly in a frozen relationship, either they're kept as pawns or largely they become essentially a facet of the confrontation, if the relationship is not confrontational, or it's more stable, then it is more likely that that issue can be resolved.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The U.S. went from having a huge Middle East policy to having a minimal Middle East policy, the pendulum has swung the opposite way toward deliberate avoidance of any kind of vision for the region.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The less the U.S. has done, the more dangerous the region has become.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
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