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Hassan Rowhani: A Honey Trap for Iran and the World?


(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall - The win for Rowhani, a dyed-in-the-wool member of the revolution, will likely give the Iranian regime medium-term breathing space both at home and abroad. At home, the victory has forestalled a (weak) possibility of a "Persian Spring." Abroad, the West will likely award Iran yet another opportunity to resolve the nuclear issue without a confrontation. Yet Iran is unlikely to alter its plan to achieve regional hegemony, and will go on exploiting Sunni weakness and American hesitations. In any case, Rowhani does not formulate Iran's foreign and nuclear policy, which is dictated by Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guard.
2013-06-18 00:00:00
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