In view of news from Washington that it is upgrading its diplomatic ties with Syria, Iran’s close ally, the Obama administration, is clearly on the right path, irrespective of Israeli pressure to up the ante against both Tehran and . However, one cannot rule out the possibility of sudden about-turns caused by the shifting balance of arguments within the Obama administration in favor of hawkish voices such as that of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has advocated tougher action against Iran….Overall, according to some Tehran analysts, the recent crisis in Iran over the elections has culminated in a major setback for European policy and a minor plus for the US. “In a nutshell, the Europeans tried to cause a regime change in Iran and they failed and it backfired against them and the US is now harvesting the benefits,” a Tehran University political scientist told the author, adding, however, “this does not mean we think the US was completely clean, only that the Europeans were a lot worse.” …Another Tehran political scientist informs the author that Iran may ask for nuclear talks without the participation of Britain and France and may seek the participation of other European countries, possibly Spain and Italy, since “the trust has been broken with Britain and France because o…
