[Ali Ansari, an Iran expert at St. Andrews University in Scotland, said the president would have to make concessions.] I do not think it is fatal, ... but he is going to have to take some drastic action to realize that politics is the art of compromise. |
At this moment in time, the chances of any agreement are extremely small. |
It was always on the cards and they can justify it on the grounds that the new president will want his own people on the ground. But it sends all the wrong signals. |
It will have to be resolved internally. There is a view in Iran that if you give him enough rope, he'll hang himself. But how much rope will it take? |
Moderate Muslims have been given a giant task. The world is watching how they respond. |
The European Union door is shut and the Iranians have thrown away the key. This was a symbolic slap in the face for the Europeans. |
The Iranians were just jumping on the bandwagon. They want to galvanize people, keep them focused on an anti-Western agenda. |