President Obama Wants To Talk To Iran -- But Are They Listening?

Telephoning Tehran -- Newsweek

Obama wants to talk to Iran. But are they ready to listen?
As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama made talking to Tehran a feature of his foreign policy. Touting "tough, direct presidential diplomacy" to keep nuclear weapons out of Iranian hands, Obama vowed during his campaign to engage "without preconditions." But the Iranian response since election day has been more reticent than receptive. After a brief congratulatory letter from the Iranian president, the country's foreign ministry spokesman, Hasan Qashqavi, denounced America's "carrot-and-stick policy" on nuclear issues as "unacceptable and failed" (AP). State-run news outlets have kept up the criticism (IRNA) in the weeks since.

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My Comment: The Iranian government has no interest in dealing with the Great Satan. But I must give credit to both President Bush and President-elect Obama for trying.