The Stanley Foundation has an
excellent new report on the US-Iranian relationship titled "Iranian and Western Interests Are Closer Than You Think." They're not necessarily closer than
I think, since I already sympathized with this line of argument, but they're certainly closer than is generally supposed in the United States. Highly recommended.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/06/closer-than-you-think/48906/