1.0 link 159567 <![CDATA[Did Obama Wink at Tehran?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/trita-parsi/did-obama-wink-at-tehran_b_159567.html While millions around the globe were glued to their TVs listening to President Obama's message of hope, decision-makers in Tehran were looking for a single-phrase alone: Mutual respect. Obama didn't disappoint.

"To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect," Obama said in his address to the 1.5 million man strong crowd on the Washington mall.

"Mutual respect" has become an almost mysterious term in US-Iran relations. The Iranians have repeatedly stated that...

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