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Iran seeking compromise over the nuclear issue?

Senior Iranian figures push for compromise over nuclear issue Telegraph, 27 Oct 12, Senior figures inside Iran’s regime have “succumbed” to the pressure imposed by sanctions and favour compromise over the nuclear issue, according to the public comments of their colleagues. By David Blair, Chief Foreign Correspondent 
The latest whispers from within the regime suggest that the West’s “twin-track” strategy of tightening sanctions and offering talks could yet succeed in breaking the impasse over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
One senior member of the hierarchy and two outside supporters have acknowledged that some within the power structure want to ease tensions. All three personally favour resisting the pressure, but their comments – as reported in the Iranian media – lift the veil on
an internal debate over whether to settle the nuclear issue…….
Nigel Kushner, chief executive of W Legal, a law firm which advises a
number of Iranian clients on sanctions compliance, said the latest
comments were “consistent with what I’ve been hearing”.
He added: “There clearly are people who are saying ‘enough’s enough’.
It’s of course unusual for that internal discontent to be aired
publicly in Iran. To me, that is very significant. I think the
conclusion to be drawn is that it’s reaching a head and there is
discontent at the highest levels of power.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9636742/Senior-Iranian-figures-push-for-compromise-over-nuclear-issue.html

October 27, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international