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h/t Lew Rockwell: http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog...endetta-against-iran-finally-buried-in-davos/
FTA: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/financ...endetta-with-iran-is-finally-buried-in-davos/
West's 30-year vendetta with Iran is finally buried in Davos
The Iranian nuclear deal is on. Hassan Rouhani's charm offensive in Davos has been a tour de force, the moment of rehabilitation for the Islamic Republic. His words were emollient.
"The world hasn't seen a speech like that from an Iranian leader since the Revolution," tweeted Ian Bremmer from the Eurasia Group.
Anybody betting on oil futures in the belief that Iran's nuclear deal with great powers is a negotiating ploy – to gain time – should be careful. There is a very high likelihood that the sanctions against Iran will be lifted in stages, leading to an extra 1.2 barrels a day on the global market just as Libya, Iraq, and the US all crank up output.
“One of the theoretical and practical pillars of my government is constructive engagement with the world. Without international engagement, objectives such as growth, creativity and quality are unattainable," said Rouhani.
"I strongly and clearly state that nuclear weapons have no place in our security strategy,” he said.
[...]
The Iranian Islamic Revolution is a spent ideological force, near the end of the political road.
You can never be sure about the first thaw following a long freeze, yet this feels like the Gorbachev moment for the old USSR. Margaret Thatcher recognised at once that something had changed. Others clung to their Cold War reflexes.
[...]
Mr. Netanyahu is of course in a very difficult position. His country has been left in the lurch as the Obama White House conducts a pirouette – like the Kissinger switch on China in the early 1970s – turning its entire Mid-East diplomacy upside down. It is not easy for anybody to adjust, whether the Sunni monarchies of the Gulf, or Israel, or even Sunni Turkey.
This is the new reality. The 30-year US vendetta with Iran is over in all but name. Davos may have clinched it.
Lew Rockwell said:
FTA: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/financ...endetta-with-iran-is-finally-buried-in-davos/
West's 30-year vendetta with Iran is finally buried in Davos
The Iranian nuclear deal is on. Hassan Rouhani's charm offensive in Davos has been a tour de force, the moment of rehabilitation for the Islamic Republic. His words were emollient.
"The world hasn't seen a speech like that from an Iranian leader since the Revolution," tweeted Ian Bremmer from the Eurasia Group.
Anybody betting on oil futures in the belief that Iran's nuclear deal with great powers is a negotiating ploy – to gain time – should be careful. There is a very high likelihood that the sanctions against Iran will be lifted in stages, leading to an extra 1.2 barrels a day on the global market just as Libya, Iraq, and the US all crank up output.
“One of the theoretical and practical pillars of my government is constructive engagement with the world. Without international engagement, objectives such as growth, creativity and quality are unattainable," said Rouhani.
"I strongly and clearly state that nuclear weapons have no place in our security strategy,” he said.
[...]
The Iranian Islamic Revolution is a spent ideological force, near the end of the political road.
You can never be sure about the first thaw following a long freeze, yet this feels like the Gorbachev moment for the old USSR. Margaret Thatcher recognised at once that something had changed. Others clung to their Cold War reflexes.
[...]
Mr. Netanyahu is of course in a very difficult position. His country has been left in the lurch as the Obama White House conducts a pirouette – like the Kissinger switch on China in the early 1970s – turning its entire Mid-East diplomacy upside down. It is not easy for anybody to adjust, whether the Sunni monarchies of the Gulf, or Israel, or even Sunni Turkey.
This is the new reality. The 30-year US vendetta with Iran is over in all but name. Davos may have clinched it.
