Is Mahmoud Mellowing?

By The Daily Dish

by Chris Bodenner

Juan Cole writes:

Ahmadinejad appears to be signalling for the first time some willingness to compromise on policy. He just appointed as his vice president a young politician who had gotten into trouble last year for saying that Iran is a friend of the Israeli poeple. The president also appointed a new head of the civilian nuclear enrichment research program, a move unlikely to lack political significance.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/07/is-mahmoud-mellowing/198662/