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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Iran/idUSTRE5750VQ20090806
Little Hope Iran Will Meet U.S. Diplomatic Deadline
[Reuters] Ross Colvin - Iran now appears almost certain to miss President Obama's September deadline to respond to his diplomatic overtures, but it seems equally unlikely Washington will rush to impose tougher sanctions. "To think that at the same time as putting together his cabinet in the midst of the largest uprising since the Iranian revolution, and oh by the way, figure out a way to respond to the United States, that is just not going to happen," said Iran expert Reza Aslan. "He is going to have such a difficult time forming a government, let alone governing, and quite likely he will not even last another year. Any previous idea of a timeline needs to be thrown out the window," Aslan said. Obama had initially set an end-of-year deadline to review his administration's policy of engagement with Iran, but then brought that forward to late September, to coincide with the next G-20 gathering of rich and emerging nations.