Ex-Officials Urge Obama: Run, Don't Walk to Iran Diplomacy
Former US officials urge Obama administration to open a bilateral channel to Tehran and discuss Syria and other regional issues, as well as Iran’s nuclear program.
![Former U.S. ambassador Pickering speaks at International Economic Alliance Global Investment Symposium in New York Former U.S ambassador Thomas Pickering speaks at the International Economic Alliance Global Investment Symposium in New York September 24, 2008. REUTERS/Jacob Silberberg (UNITED STATES) - RTX8VYK](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/04/1-RTX8VYK.jpg/1-RTX8VYK.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=hWvRrJwk)
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