It seems that Obama will soon be Facebook Friends with Rouhani and the Iranians.
The surprise diplomatic overture came after Obama and Rouhani had
traded letters following Rouhani's election earlier this year. The
White House had proposed an informal meeting between the two leaders
this week in New York around the United Nations General Assembly, which
both men attended. But officials said the Iranians had concluded that
the timing was wrong.
Lawmakers of both parties have warned
Obama against too quickly embracing Rouhani and easing up on crippling
economic sanctions tied to Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program.
In the White House briefing room, Obama noted "important obstacles to
moving forward" and cited "deep mistrust" between the United States and
Iran.
My money is on sanctions raised in less than a year and Iran taking their bomb program secret. They are well enough along that the rest of the program can slow down and can be done in the cover of darkness in some underground bunker.
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