Monday, September 30, 2013

Commander Of Iran's Elite Revolutionary Guards: Iranian President Rouhani Should Not Have Talked To President Obama

Commander Of Iran's Elite Revolutionary Guards: Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari. Tasmin News Agency

Iran Guards chief: Rouhani should have spurned Obama call -- Daily Star

TEHRAN: The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said Monday that President Hasan Rouhani should have refused to take last week's historic telephone call from US counterpart Barack Obama.

"The president took a firm and appropriate position during his stay" in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, General Mohammad Ali Jafari said in an interview with the Tasnimnews.com website.

"But just as he refused to meet Obama, he should also have refused to speak with him on the telephone and should have waited for concrete action by the United States."

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More News On The Commander Of Iran's Elite Revolutionary Guards Criticizing recent Talks Between Iran And The U.S.

IRGC Commander Lauds Rouhani’s "Mighty" Stances in New York -- Tasmin News Agency
Iran Guards chief criticises Rouhani-Obama call -- FOX News/AFP
Revolutionary Guards chief: Rouhani should have waited to talk to Obama -- Jerusalem Post
Revolutionary Guards chief decries Rouhani’s talk with Obama -- Times of Israel
Rouhani should have spurned Obama call - Iran Guards chief -- Voice of Russia

My Comment: For the moment .... the Iranian Guards Chief's remarks are a minority .... it appears that after years of anti-Americanism, Tehran’s political establishment signals support for detente -- Washington Post

Update: Even Ahmadinejad is sort of happy about Iran’s opening with Obama -- Max Fisher, Washington Post

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