Iran recently commemorated the 26th anniversary of the seizure of the American Embassy (BBC News - Iran remembers US embassy siege) with the usual demonstrations and chants of "death to America." How should the U.S. respond to a newly assertive Iran? In this opinion piece in the New York Times (Our Allies in Iran), Afshin Molavi, a fellow at the New America Foundation, suggests that the U.S. should avoid further isolating Iran and instead actively support the Iranian middle class.
posted by Joel @ 3:15 PM
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