In Iran, A New Challenge To Hard-Liners -- Washington Post
TEHRAN — A rapid succession of challenges directed at Iran in recent days has reignited a debate in Tehran over how to deal with the rest of the world.
Iran’s rulers, led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, continue to refuse any negotiations in which they would have to compromise. But an influential faction is now pushing for back-channel talks with the United States as a step toward lowering the tensions raised by U.S. allegations about an Iranian assassination plot.
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My Comment: The hard-line mullahs are going to win this challenge. They have the media, police and security apparatus, money, and government in their pockets. The above Al Ajzeera interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives a small insight into what is happening in Iran today.
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