Iran Tries to Fool U.S. With Offer of One-on-One Talks

Despite official denials by American and Iranian officials, LIGNET believes an October 21 New York Times article claiming that Iran agreed in principle to one-on-one talks with the United States after the U.S. presidential election is accurate. While Obama officials may have leaked word of this agreement to influence the presidential election, Iran probably agreed to the bilateral meeting to buy time to advance its nuclear program and to drive a wedge between the United States and its European allies.

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