1256: Reaching out directly to Iranian people would yield much better results than coaxing the mullahs. @VictoriaCoates

Published: March 3, 2021, 4:48 a.m.

Image:  Nestorian (Assyrian) Christian family making butter, Mawana, Persia   Victoria Coates, @VictoriaCoates,Center for Security Policy;  in re: News from Dubai: Iran has refused to speak with the US. Mr Zarif refuses to enter into the discussion even though Biden stopped calling Houthis to be surrogates of Iran. A fledgling romance between DC and Teheran; flowers and chocolates both in the room.  The report on Khashoggi is also a gift to Iran; recognizing Western Sahara as sovereign Moroccan territory is also a gift. By saying No, Iran gets more than if it says Yes.   Blinken is a veteran dip, yet he’s proceeding while knowing he can't win. Their prime directive is getting back in to the JCPOA. They don’t much care about the rest of the Middle East. Also, focused on climate. Thy favor this path, but it’s getting mugged by reality.   UAE, Saudi, and to some extent Qatar: Biden is backing up in order to [c0usin up to] Iran. US could supply hospital ships; Israel has extra vaccine doses.   Ayatollah said: “The vaccines are completely untrustworthy; they  . . . want to contaminate other nations.” He’s a devil. Shaitan.   Reaching out directly to the Iranian people would be a much more successful US policy.  https://news.yahoo.com/iran-insists-u-lift-sanctions-074026273.html https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/23/biden-administration-shouldnt-be-negotiating-with-/ https://www.jpost.com/opinion/coronavirus-israel-should-give-iran-vaccines-opinion-659836