With Rohani at the helm, all options may no longer be on the table: article

TEHRAN,June 18(MNA) – With the election of moderate cleric Hassan Rohani, those threatening Iran with military action over its nuclear program should review their approach, according to an article published by AP on Sunday. “Factions in Israel and the U.S. that have promoted military options against Iran’s nuclear program may find themselves in search of an audience with Rohani playing the role of tension-easer,” read part of the article written by Brian Murphy. “With a moderate in as president instead of Ahmadinejad, Israel has to change its tone,” AP quoted Meir Javedanfar, an Iranian-born political analyst based in Israel as saying. “The sell-by date of repeating the same line of ‘all options remain on the table’ has expired.” “The U.S. and other world powers, meanwhile, are likely to move quickly to restart nuclear negotiations, which have failed to make any headway after four rounds since last year. This sets up a potential quandary for Iran,” the article read. It added, “The current nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, finished a distant third in the election and is something of Rohani’s antithesis, insisting that Iran cannot give an inch to its foes. So far, Iran’s negotiating position has been that the West must ease sanctions up front as a first step before anything else can happen. “What the Iranian president can offer is advice and attempt to nudge views in his direction.” Certain Israeli and Western officials have repeatedly claimed that Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, saying that “all options are on the table” to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. However, Iran says all its nuclear activities are totally peaceful, and, as an International Atomic Energy Agency member and a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has the legal right to produce nuclear fuel for its research reactors and nuclear power plants.