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Regional Diplomacy in the Middle East: Iran is on a Roll

Richard Dalton, January 2007

The World Today, Volume 63, Number 1

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For all the cynicism it has evoked, the United States' Iraq Study Group report might still lead to a regional diplomatic process, which could ease Iran and the US into negotiations. A grand bargain is very unlikely, but with Washington at the table, there might be enough advantage for both sides in a gradual process to halt the current slide towards a deeper confrontation.