Scott Lucas in Iranian Newspaper Payvand

Earlier this week I spoke at length with the Islamic Republic News Agency about US-Iran relations. Part of the conversation has appeared in the English-language edition Payvand. The headline, "Iran nuclear issue used by US as pawn in bigger game: American professor", is a somewhat incomplete account of my views, but the full article does reflect my "cautious optimism" over the future of the US-Iranian engagement and focused on the diplomatic process. It even included my view that "there may have been some very quiet discussions behind the scene privately already taking place between US and Iranian intermediaries".

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