Iran Analysis: A Diplomatic Dance Towards Renewed Nuclear Talks?
The Supreme Leader reviews military forces on Friday in North Khorasan Province
An interesting juxtaposition of regime messages on Friday....
The Supreme Leader, on the third day of his trip to northeastern Iran, told a military audience that the Islamic Republic was the only force checking the "war-waging impulse of power-seekers". His Foreign Ministry, however, had a far more conciliatory message via State news agency IRNA:
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Iran is ready to show flexibility to remove the West's concerns, but this move should have reciprocal measure, too....Iran can move toward eliminating concerns of the West, but the other side should guarantee Iran’s nuclear and enrichment rights for peaceful goals....In talks with Group 5+1, Iran was ready to solve all stated concerns step by step and in a mutually agreed framework.
Mehmanparast's statement is the Iranian response to a diplomatic development in the "West".