A political commentator says the US should revise its foreign policy toward Tehran to prevent further escalation of the Iranian nation�s �historic anger� at itself,�Press TVreports.
�This travesty of US foreign policy requires a solid revision and reconsideration in favor of a new paradigm, based on full respect for the rights and privileges of Iranian nation by the US,� wrote Kaveh Afrasiabi in an article published on Press TV website on Tuesday.

He also pointed to the large anti-US rallies across Iran on November 4 which marked the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran and said the protests showed �growing Iranian unhappiness with a negative US policy toward Iran - that stretches for decades and continues until today.�

On November 4, 1979, a group of revolutionary Iranian university students seized the US Embassy, which they believed had turned into a �den of espionage� aiming to overthrow the nascent Islamic Republic establishment. Documents found at the compound later corroborated the claims by the revolutionary students.

Afrasiabi further called on Washington to adopt a �bold and brand new approach� toward Iran�s nuclear issue in the negotiations between Tehran and the six major powers - the US, Britain, Russia, and China plus Germany.
If Washington fails to take the �golden opportunity for a reasonable end� to the Western standoff over Iran�s nuclear energy program, �it is a sure bet that the nuclear stalemate will linger on, thus adding fuel to the Iranian people�s historical anger toward the US,� wrote the analyst.
Iran and the six powers are set to hold a second round of talks over the country�s nuclear energy program in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 7-8. The previous round of nuclear discussions between the two sides was held in the Swiss city on October 15-16.

Afrasiabi stated, �Fortunately, as a result of skilful Iranian diplomacy, the coercive US diplomacy toward Iran has been increasingly questioned by a bulk of the international community and time is actually on Iran�s side, no matter what the level of intense Iranophobic propaganda in the US and Western media.�

By Press TV

 

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