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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-iran-usa-ties-insight-idUSKBN0MQ1RE20150330
Iran Seeks Nuclear Deal But Not Normal Ties with "Great Satan"
(Reuters) Parisa Hafezi - Iran is not expected to normalize relations with the U.S. even if Tehran reaches agreement with world powers on its nuclear program. An Iranian official said that Khamenei "will not agree with normalizing ties with America....You cannot erase decades of hostility with a deal....Ties with America is still a taboo in Iran." Khamenei has continued to give speeches larded with denunciations of "the Great Satan." Anti-American sentiment has always been central to Iran's Islamic revolution. "As long as Khamenei remains Supreme Leader, the chances of normalizing U.S.-Iran relations are very low. Rapprochement with the U.S. arguably poses a greater existential threat to Khamenei than continued conflict," said Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.