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November 9, 2009

No Disunity in Iran, at the Top

Meir Javedanfar, The Guardian

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Iran's refusal to accept the recent nuclear proposal put forward in Vienna has left many people baffled, especially since it was one of the most generous deals offered to date by the west.

An analysis in the New York Times attributed Iran's negative reaction to deep divisions within the regime, and the political system's inability to make decisions of this magnitude.

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