Iran deal hanging by a thread as talks set to resume
Did Washington overplay its hand by not brokering with the more moderate government in Tehran when it had the chance?
Muhammad Sahimi is a professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. For the past two decades he has published extensively on Iran’s political developments and its nuclear program. He was a founding lead political analyst for the website PBS/Frontline: Tehran Bureau, and has also published extensively in major websites and print media. He is also the editor and publisher of Iran News and Middle East Reports and produces a weekly commentary for broadcasting that can be watched at http://www.ifttv.com/muhammad-sahimi/.
Did Washington overplay its hand by not brokering with the more moderate government in Tehran when it had the chance?
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