Obama Likely to Take Cautious Approach on Iran.

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

U.S. President Barack Obama's outreach to Tehran is likely to be cautious ahead of June elections in Iran despite a promise in his inaugural address to engage anyone "willing to unclench your fist."[. . .]

"You don't suddenly rush out and try to get everything done in the first 100 days. One of the keys will be to test the parameters of a dialogue," said Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies think-tank.

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Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, and Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, were

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

President Bush, trying to defy a history of failure in Middle East peacemaking, is about to embark on his first major trip to the long-troubled region, facing doubts about the seriousness of his commitment and his chances for success. . . .

Added Jon B. Alterman, a Mideast expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington: "Most leaders in the region with whom I've spoken seem to consider him both naive and callous and they'll use the home-court advantage to sensitize him to their perceptions of reality."

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Obama Likely to Take Cautious Approach on Iran.

Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, and Anthony Cordesman, the CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, were