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What would the impact of the US agreeing to the Iranian Proposal be?
What would the impact of the US agreeing to the Iranian Proposal be?
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I think you'd need to have a POD a bit further back. Bush achieved a rapprochement with Gaddafi's Libya, but this was started by Tony Blair in the 1990s. The same neocons who didn't want to negotiate with Iran were skeptical of Libya, but diplomatic precedent and pressure from Europe pulled them in.
Even if the offer was genuine, than if hardliners get into power (as occurred OTL) they could go back on the deal. What would prevent either iran or the USA from holding their end of the bargain?reading the comments on the fax, it seems debatable if it was a genuine offer or not. So a US positive response would depend entirely on that... if it's genuine, then the US and Iran improve relations immediately. If it's not, then the US gets another embarrassing incident as Iran replies, "what?! We didn't make any such offer! Death to America!"
reading the comments on the fax, it seems debatable if it was a genuine offer or not. So a US positive response would depend entirely on that... if it's genuine, then the US and Iran improve relations immediately. If it's not, then the US gets another embarrassing incident as Iran replies, "what?! We didn't make any such offer! Death to America!"