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Iran-Krise

In einem „exclusive“ meldet AP heute, die US Regierung habe die Entscheidung über die Eröffnung einer konsularischen Vertretung im Iran bis nach der Wahl vertagt.

Two administration officials familiar with the matter spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations on the sensitive subject.

The officials said a decision had been made to leave the decision to the next U.S. president because it could be seen as a reward for Iran’s nuclear intransigence, especially when Iran policy has become a key part of the heated campaign between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.

Obama has called for unconditional direct talks with the leaders of so-called rogue regimes like Iran and North Korea, assuming that groundwork laid by lower-level officials indicated that the top-level talks would be fruitful.

McCain has ridiculed the suggestion as naive.

Thus, opening an interest section, or de facto embassy, in Tehran could be interpreted as a Republican president helping a Republican nominee by neutralizing a distinction that might make the Democrat appealing. Or, it could be seen as hurting McCain by leaving him to defend a more hard-line position than the current Republican president’s.

Either way, the administration concluded that now was not the time. (AP)

Bei einem Wahlsieg von McCain dürfte die Idee wohl einstweilen begraben werden.