Why The Iranian Government Wants President Obama To Be Re-elected

Human Events posted a very interesting article yesterday. We all remember the following off-mic conversation between President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reported by Reuters on March 26 of this year:

“I understand your message about space,” replied Medvedev, who will hand over the presidency to Putin in May.

“This is my last election … After my election I have more flexibility,” Obama said, expressing confidence that he would win a second term.

“I will transmit this information to Vladimir,” said Medvedev, Putin’s protégé and long considered number two in Moscow’s power structure.

Now we have this report from Human Events:

Senior Iranian parliamentary sources revealed on Saturday that the Swiss envoy to Tehran has quoted US President Barack Obama as acknowledging Iran’s nuclear rights.

Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Livia Leu Agosti attended a meeting with senior Iranian foreign ministry officials a few days ago to submit a letter from the US president to Tehran leaders.

Vice-Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Hossein Ebrahimi told FNA that during the meeting, Agosti had told the Iranian officials that President Barack Obama recognizes Iran’s right of access and use of the nuclear technology.

“There are a couple of points with regard to this (US) message (to Iran),” Ebrahimi said and added, “Firstly, during the session to submit the message, the Swiss ambassador to Tehran quoted the US president as saying that ‘we (the US) recognize your nuclear rights’.”

This story is also being reported in FARS News–the news agency of the Revolutionary Guard. Because of the timing of this report and where it is being reported, I am a bit skeptical. However, after the conversation with Russian President Medvedev, the report at least needs to be made public. The part of this report that is noteworthy is that whether or not it is true, it is plausible. That may be all we need to know.

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