Iranian Pres. Ahmadi-Nejad's Brinkmanship Wins, For Now

摘要

The pace and scale of protests by anti-Government Iranians, particularly around universities, increased during May 2006, to the point where the heavily-controlled Iranian media discussed the mounting activities. But by early June 2006, Iranian Pres. Mahmud Ahmadi-Nejad was quietly declaring victory: the US had said it was ready to support a package of incentives for Iran on nuclear issues, and to negotiate.