Clinton's misperception of Iran

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Clinton's misperception of Iran

But a major flaw in Clinton's perspective on Iran is that it recycles the enemy image of Iran precisely at the time when the landmark nuclear deal has introduced major cracks in the negative stereotypical Western images of Iran, reflected in Iran's re-normalisation of relations with the United Kingdom and the recent high-profile Western diplomatic visits to Iran, including Austrian President Heinz Fischer and the foreign ministers of France, Laurent Fabius, and a number of other European countries since the nuclear deal was reached in July.

In order to avoid past errors, corrective steps by the US are needed, beginning with a conceptual jailbreak from the highly counterproductive Manichean enemy images of Iran that nowadays pepper Clinton’s speeches on Iran.

To act presidentially, however, Clinton must boldly present a new vision of US-Iran prospective relations based on shared and complementary interests and concerns that will resonate with the Iranian moderates and their masses of supporters who yearn for a post-nuclear crisis normalisation of Iran's place in international relations.

Sanders: Opponents of Iran deal 'learned nothing' from Iraq

"Those who have spoken out against this agreement, including many in this chamber, and those who have made every effort to thwart the diplomatic process are many of the same people who spoke out forcefully and irresponsibly about the need to go to war in Iraq," Sanders said on Wednesday.

"I fear that many of my Republican colleagues do not understand that war must be a last resort," he said. "It's easy to give great speeches about how tough we are, but let us not forget the cost of war on the men and women who serve in our military."