By his diplomacy since taking office, President Rouhani of Iran has done enough to suggest that, after eight bleak years, the reins of government are once more in the hands of men with whom the West can do business. Drawing a parallel with the situation in 1985 when Mikhail Gorbachev took over the leadership of the Soviet Union would not be inappropriate. It is best not done in the hearing of Mr Rouhani’s Iranian well-wishers, though, since they are aware that many Russians now take a dim view of Mr Gorbachev and his policies.
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