As discussion swirled online, the official social media arms of both the Iranian and Israeli leadership weighed in, pushing very different readings of Rouhani’s quote and, thus, his stance toward Israel. The issue is a sort of proxy for a larger debate that will likely rage in the Western world during Rouhani’s tenure: Should his gestures toward moderation and peace-making be taken at face value, or are they merely a trick by an implacably hostile regime to lull those who have opposed it into a sense of false security? washingtonpost/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/02/iranian-presidents-comments-on-israel-are-latest-flashpoint-in-war-of-perceptions/
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