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Originally Posted by Undertoad
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Diplomatic posturing.
For the first time, the US is fully engaged in the diplomatic process with Iran and the US, EU and Russia are on the same page.
Given that fact, I would be posturing as well if I were an Iranian political leader, particularly if my political foundation was shaky at home.
Continued diplomacy is in our favor...and if it fails, we are also on the same page now with the EU and Russia on sanctions.
The last thing we need is neo-con rhetoric like that recently espoused by former UN ambassador John Bolton that Israel must bomb Iran.