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Rouhani: The day after a nuclear deal
Iranian conservatives are worried. A nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 will boost Iranian president Rouhani’s position at home. They don’t want that.
So what can they do?
My latest article explains:
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/05/rouhani-opponents-iran-contain-influence.html
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#Iran – #Russia energy deals no threat to nuclear talks
Israel and the United States do not have much cause for concern about reports of two multi billion dollar deals being negotiated between Iran and Russia.
Neither deal is likely to increase Iran’s leverage so it could ignore the nuclear negotiations. Nor is it likely that the deals will boost Iran’s leverage at the talks.
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