Top Obama advisor sees room for Iran 'dialogue'
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A senior Obama advisor hints that the White House will not rule out the option of diplomatic dialogue with Iran despite the post-election developments in the country.
David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's top adviser, on Sunday bared thinly veiled threats that Iran would face 'some very stark consequences,' if it did not take the desired path 'offered' by the US in nuclear talks.
“We are not looking to reward Iran. We are looking to ... sit down and talk to the Iranians and offer them two paths. And one brings them back into the community of nations, and the other has some very stark consequences,'' Axelrod said on ABC's "This Week" show.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has condemned Western 'interferences' in the country's internal affairs, blaming Britain and the US for fueling the unrest following the 10 presidential election in Iran on June 12.
The historic vote showed a turnout of 85%, but Ahmadinejad's chief rivals cried f
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The historic vote showed a turnout of 85%, but Ahmadinejad's chief rivals cried foul following his landslide victory by a notable margin, sparking a wave of unrest that quickly spread from the capital, Tehran.
Dismissing President Ahmadinejad's condemnations of 'meddling Western countries' as “bloviations”, Axelrod questioned the legitimacy of his re-election.
''Let's be clear that we didn't meddle in the election in Iran,'' Axelrod emphasized.
''The dispute in Iran is between the leadership in Iran and their own people, and plainly, Mr. Ahmadinejad thinks that by fingering the United States, that he can create a political diversion. So I'm not going to entertain his bloviations that are politically motivated.''
He said the US would remain open to meeting, alongside its European allies, with Iran in Paris in an effort to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful. The West, however, accuses the country of developing nuclear weaponry in its pursuit.
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