Iranian UN ambassador writes op-ed

An interesting piece by M. Javad Zarif, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, in the LA Times. It's a very reasonable-sounding article, though obviously this is essentially a paid propagandist. Worth a look, though.

Still, the point isn't so much what's true and what isn't (and of course I think the Iranian regime is terrible, I very much hope Iran never gets the bomb, etc), but rather the fact that the Iranian UN Ambassador wrote an op-ed for an American audience. Obviously they understand that engagement and outreach is vital in politics and in the court of public opinion, a critical point the current U.S. government clearly fails to grasp.