In 1979, ties between the US and Iran came to a halt after Iranian students supportive of the Islamic Revolution stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held its staff hostage for over 400 days. --- just more US interventionist failure.
On Monday, November 10, 2014 11:39:55 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-iran-reportedly-held-secret-talks-to-resume-ties-if-nuke-deal-reached/ > > > ‘US, Iran held secret talks to renew ties if nuke deal reached’ > > [image: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Vienna, Austria, on > October 15, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/CAROLYN KASTER)] > > The US and Iran reportedly held secret talks to potentially renew > diplomatic ties if a nuclear deal between world powers and Tehran to curb > Iran’s atomic program is reached and sanctions are lifted. > > The talks focused on the opening of a US trade office in Tehran, according > to a report in the London Times > <http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/article4262662.ece>, > which means that the two countries were set renew relations for the first > time in 35 years. > > Iranian officials cited by the paper said talks on the matter were set to > resume in Baku, Azerbaijan this week and would be led by Mohammad Reza > Sabzalipour, the head of Iran’s global trade bureau. > > “Talks have been on and off for some time between very select teams, in > parallel to the nuclear negotiations. They are making progress towards some > deeper level agreements,” an Iranian government adviser was quoted by the > paper as saying. > > The report indicated that if “a deal is reached and a schedule agreed for > lifting economic sanctions, the Iranian government would welcome a limited > expansion of America’s diplomatic presence in Tehran.” The paper did not > cite the source of this condition. > > “One possibility is an umbrella office for US trade. An alternative is a > cultural office, purely for academic exchanges,” he said. “There is a real > desire among moderates to bring US business and investment back to Iran.” > > In 1979, ties between the US and Iran came to a halt after Iranian > students supportive of the Islamic Revolution stormed the US embassy in > Tehran and held its staff hostage for over 400 days. The attack set off a > major diplomatic crisis which ended with the severing of ties. > > The Swiss embassy has represented US interests in Iran since then, and, > according to the report, its role may be expanded to fulfill the role of a > trade office for the American government. > > The US State Department swiftly denied the report on the possible > resumption of ties. > > “I can assure you that there are no such trade talks involving US > government officials, that we are not considering opening a trade office, > and that we have had no conversations . . . with [Mr Sabzalipour],” a > US official was quoted by the paper as saying. > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmazNmdTAxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MTU2MzY2NjE-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYmJjY2YxBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQxNTYzNjY2MQ--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of Use > <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
