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Report: Obama Arranging Tehran Visit For Next Year -- Weekly Standard
The Kuwaiti news outlet Al-Jarida reports that President Obama is seeking to arrange a trip to Tehran, Iran next year.
The headline of the article reads, "Obama would like to visit Tehran, official invitation after details resolved."
"Al-Jarida has learned from a U.S. diplomat that President Barack Obama is seeking to visit Tehran in the middle of next year," the report reads, based on a translation using Google Translate.
"The source said that the desire to visit is shared, and that Tehran and Washington are waiting for the conclusion of the arrangements prior to Iranian President Hassan Rohani issuing an official invitation to his American counterpart to visit Tehran.
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My Comment: I guess he wants his "Nixon going to China" moment. I do know that one day U.S. - Iranian relations will be restored .... but in view of Iran's support of terror groups, suppression of opposition groups, a continuation of it's nuclear program, and being directly involved in the Syrian civil war .... is now the best time to think of going there?
Update: White House: Obama not eyeing Iran trip -- The Hill
1 comment:
You must be very optimistic to think that one day an Iranian government will open its arms far and wide for the US.
I also don't see the US doing that either. If Obama has his way he might just further jepardise the US's few remaining allies to do just that, but his term is coming to an end soon so that's unlikely. Plus the damage has already been done in some aspects.
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