they will also develop, and develop, and develop the very nuclear weapons that Obama committed, a number of times, in public, to stop. Mr. Obama, your position with regard to Iran reflects on how people see you throughout the region, including Syria, Egypt and beyond: a man who has no knowledge, understanding and resolve. And, by extension, this is how America is perceived. This has been your "contribution" to America's stand in the world as a whole, sadly.

so velayati admits that rouhani's government will follow "the same trend strategically as the former government." "but, he said, iran must change 'from a technical and tactical point of view.' " hence velayati admits that decisions on the nuclear weapons program will still be decided by ayatollah khamenei and strategically iran will pursue the same goals but with different tactics. velayati openly questions that the united states is still a superpower and hence bets that the us will "have to come down from their position." obviously, iran bets that obama will be open to pressure.

warfare will forever be a component of mankind on Earth. It's naive to even contemplate, negotiate, speculate, on this age-old pastime.