Flynt is quoted in this New York Times article, which suggests that an agreement between the United States and Iran on the nuclear issue may be possible.
While I am encouraged by the thrust of the article, the headline – “Experts Say Iran May Be Ready For A Nuclear Deal” – is almost comically parochial considering the serious questions as to whether the United States is ready to make a deal.
In any case, the article is worth a read.
From the article:
“I think the Iranians are simply in no mood to accept any serious limits on the expansion of their program,” said Flynt Leverett, director of the Iran Project at the New America Foundation. “From their point of view, they already suspended enrichment for almost two years, from 2003 to 2005, and from their perspective, they got nothing for that and they’re not going to do that again.”
But Mr. Leverett said Iran sees “that by expanding, they’ve gotten the attention of the international community and they have cards to play.”
You can read the entire article here.
– Ben Katcher
