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Iranian Interests Section?

June 23rd, 2008 by Adam

Senior officials at the State Department are debating whether or not to open a U.S. interests section in Tehran, according to Fred Hiatt of the Washington Post. The sticking point is how to put forward such a proposal without it being seen as a reward for bad behavior or as a sign of weakness to Iran, Europe, and the rest of the international community. The most likely scenario is one in which the interests section is paired with a new set of sanctions, so U.S. resolve is not seen as wavering.


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  1. Welcome | Project on Middle East Democracy Says:

    […] the U.S. presidential race or be interpreted as political meddling.”  During the summer, POMED covered the debate about opening an U.S. Interests Section in […]

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