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Article: Amid the Bluster, Iran and the United States Might Just Give Diplomacy a Chance.
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- July 17, 2008
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Byline: Thomas Omestad
Despite recent test-firings of missiles and sporadic bursts of bluster by Tehran, there are growing indications that Iran might be preparing to accept preliminary talks about its nuclear program with a group of countries that includes the United States.
It would hardly be the first time that tough actions or rhetoric presage diplomatic movement; such tactics are a time-honored method countries use to position themselves before any give-and-take begins.
"I think both sides are softening," says Gary Sick, a longtime Iran expert with Columbia University who served on the National Security Council during the Iran hostage ...