Report: Bush administration to ?establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran.?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 18th, 2008 4:33 am by HL
Report: Bush administration to ?establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran.?
The Bush administration “plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years,” the Guardian reports. This “remarkable turnaround in policy” is “dependent on agreement by Tehran”: The Guardian has learned that an announcement will be made in the next month to establish a US interests section – a halfway house […]
The Bush administration “plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years,” the Guardian reports. This “remarkable turnaround in policy” is “dependent on agreement by Tehran”:
The Guardian has learned that an announcement will be made in the next month to establish a US interests section – a halfway house to setting up a full embassy. The move will see US diplomats stationed in the country.
The news of the shift by Bush who has pursued a hawkish approach to Iran throughout his tenure comes at a critical time in US-Iranian relations. After weeks that have seen tensions rise with Israel conducting war games and Tehran carrying out long-range missile tests, a thaw appears to be under way. […]The return of US diplomats to Iran is dependent on agreement by Tehran. But President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad indicated earlier this week that he was not against the opening of a US mission. Iran would consider favorably any request aimed at boosting relations between the two countries, he said.
Bush’s apparent embrace of diplomacy with respect to Iran seems to contradict his earlier sentiments that such tactics are akin to Nazi appeasement. (HT: TPM)
