The Iranian government has a deliberate policy aimed at confusing the outside world about its goals and decision-making processes, writes Trita Parsi [2], president of the National Iranian American Council [3] in TIME Magazine [4]. "The rulers in Tehran think that opacity and the perception of unpredictability buy them security. Given that intent, it is hardly surprising that Washington has had such a difficult time. One way out of Washington’s struggle to formulate a successful Iran policy would be victory by Iran's pro-democracy green movement." This, says Parsi, will take patience on the part of the U.S.
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[1] https://ploughshares.org/file/1595
[2] http://www.ploughshares.org/expert/220
[3] http://www.niac.org
[4] http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1969292,00.html