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'Proponents of sanctions [against Iran] can deal with the flexibility of [President] Rouhani's team now, or they can deal with the inflexibility of Iranian hardliners in six months.' --Reza Marashi [...]

The article presents the text of remarks presented by National Iranian American Council research director Reza Marashi at the "The Israel Lobby: Is it Good for the US? Is It Good for Israel?" conference of the journal. It takes note of the inevitability of negotiations at the end of conflicts such as the Iraq war and of the nuclear weapons talks held in Switzerland. The conduct of centrifuge inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency under the Additional Protocol is also discussed.