he was the candidate who could offer economic deliverance and do away with a lot of corruption and economic stagnation that had marked Iranian politics and economics for the last eight years. |
He's the most talented diplomat in the Iranian government. He could make a difference in the nuclear negotiations. |
They go back three or four decades, and they've been through a lot together. I think Khamenei is tending domestically to his power base, and he does want to avert an international crisis. |
This all but closes the door for a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran relations. |
This is more than symbolic. This is the leader saying, 'We're moving too far right,' ... I'm loath to call Rafsanjani moderate, but in the current context, he is a voice of moderation. |