As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Obama this morning in Washington D.C. to discuss the escalating tension between their two countries and Iran, the Supreme Court of Iran threw out a death penalty conviction of a former American Marine who was accused of spying for the CIA. While it’s unclear exactly why Amir Mirzaei Hekmati’s sentence was overturned, factors such as Obama’s speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (or AIPAC) this weekend may push Tehran to negotiate.
Iran sits in an increasingly isolated position within the Middle East. Its closest ally, Syria, is facing pressure on all sides because of their brutal crackdown on the opposition movement, and economic sanctions threaten Iran’s already stagnant economy.
And Abbas Milani, the Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, believes there is still time to open negotiations with Iran, considering their nuclear program may already be experiencing setbacks:
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