“If you change, our behavior will also change.” — ©

Две статьи в “Newsweek” об Иране (англ).

Честно говоря, немного я видел статей в американской прессе, так спокойно и вдумчиво пишущих об Иране. Нет той “высокой ноты”, которая уже давно заглушила все остальные, в американских “об-иране-пишущих” СМИ.

Кстати, сегодня кто-то из журналистов, обсуждая последние “демарши” Северной Кореи, высказал мысль о том, что если сейчас все это не спустят на тормозах, и режим “бешеного” Кима получит отпор, то это “поможет” Ирану “изменить” свою точку зрения тоже.

Первая статья об Иране и о стремлении этой страны получить “ядерное” оружие.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has quoted the regime’s founding father, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who asserted that such weapons were “un-Islamic.” The country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a fatwa in 2004 describing the use of nuclear weapons as immoral. In a subsequent sermon, he declared that “developing, producing or stockpiling nuclear weapons is forbidden under Islam.” Last year Khamenei reiterated all these points after meeting with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei. Now, of course, they could all be lying. But it seems odd for a regime that derives its legitimacy from its fidelity to Islam to declare constantly that these weapons are un-Islamic if it intends to develop them.

Полностью — здесь.

Вторая статья, об отношении в Иране к США.

After Obama videotaped a Persian New Year’s message for the Iranian people, reiterating his offer of unconditional talks, most Western commentators interpreted Khamenei’s lengthy and defiant response as a slap in the face. But what would have been most significant to any Iranian listening was a passage at the very end of the speech, when Khamenei said, “If you change, our behavior will also change.” Iran’s supreme authority had never before used the word “change” in such a context, for up until now the Islamic Republic’s position has been that there is nothing objectionable about its behavior.

Ссылка.

Статья большая, но, как мне кажется, — интересная. Для тех, кому это интересно.