Understanding Iranian Negotiating Behavior

 Dr. Harold Rhode, the author of "The Sources of Iranian Negotiating Behavior," served in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense and as adviser on Islamic affairs on the Pentagon's policy planning staff. He believes the Iranians will say whatever is necessary to get to their goals. "The Iranian government would like to have nuclear weapons so they will say all kinds of nice things to pacify Western governments, to make those governments believe that there is progress. The Iranians are buying time to build that nuclear weapon." "The basis of Western dealings with Iran have been willful delusional behavior. The West has not been willing to do what is necessary to stop the Iranian government from developing a nuclear bomb." Read more on this topic from Dr. Rhodes at http://jcpa.org/article/the-sources-o...

Harold Rhode is a American specialist on the Middle East who has studied in and traveled extensively throughout the Islamic world. He also served as an advisor on Islamic Affairs in the U.S. Department of Defense for more then 25yrs while focusing on Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. He is currently a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute.