[Washington Post] David Ignatius - Iran is stronger than it was eight years ago, and the U.S. is weaker. Iran spurns America's carrots and dismisses its sticks. President-elect Obama wants to open a serious dialogue with Tehran, but there's little reason now to believe that it will succeed. Iranian officials are bellicose in public, and privately even the advocates of negotiation warn that the time may not be ripe for a broad strategic discussion. And as the clock ticks, Iran moves inexorably toward becoming a nuclear-weapons state. Anyone who thinks it will be easy for Obama to make a breakthrough hasn't been paying attention.
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