Iran has “accelerated” a diplomatic campaign, Iran’s state media IRNA said on March 6. This is the latest message from Iran, days after it appeared that Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian had been strong-armed by the Supreme Leader to step back from outreach to the US. It also comes days after a report said Russia might help mediate with Washington. Clearly, many things are in motion in Tehran.
“The Islamic Republic has accelerated a diplomatic campaign in recent months to strengthen ties with neighbors as part of broader efforts to balance against the potential threats of an aggressive and uncompromising United States and an increasingly malign Israel,” Iran’s state media said.
“The foreign policy of amicable relations with neighbors, which Iran has implemented to varying degrees of urgency and success over the last four decades, has taken on new significance for the country as a belligerent US,” the report added. (Read More)
