Eight years pass and a new leader is elected, Hassan Rouhani is left to pick up the pieces that Mahmoud left. And to be honest its not a difficult job replacing a man who is quoted saying this about Hugo Chavez “I am sure that his innocent spirit has ascended to the heavens and will one day return to us with Jesus Christ and will once again help humankind establish peace, justice and kindness" Yes, he does come with a new agenda, something the world is not used to; an anti-isolationist Iran and . Negotiations concerning their rapid nuclear enrichment programs have for the first time surfaced to the international arena and the whole world waits for what is to come from Iran.
Sure, this sounds good on paper but coming from a country that still holds the west accountable for The Crusades makes it hard for one to truly believe that a thirty year span is enough for them to make amends with what happened in foreign intervention leading up to the Iranian Revolution. It is unquestionably a step in the right direction, but for whom? If the vast majority is still stuck in this ideology left behind by Khomeini and resurfaced by Ahmadinejad what should the world really expect from Iran? If mere attempts to discuss what the future holds for Iran produce the largest anti-America protest in years what hope is there really for moving forward? If the vast majority still want an isolated country then what hope is there for those few who really want to end a 1000-year-old grudge.
I think it is going to be hard to try and end as you say a 1000 year-old grudge because of all the history that is there. While it is a good attempt it can be hard to tell if it will prove beneficial or cause larger conflicts.
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