https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/04/iran-us-talks-path-to-peace-of-confidence-game/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:33:29 -0400<![CDATA[But if talks with Iran seem a long shot to produce peace, the Obama administration appears to be less worried about war than it did just a few months ago. Current and former senior administration officials privately say the threshold for military action is high. Foreign diplomats in Washington say that after three years of tough talk the administration is showing a softer face ahead of the talks. They read the appointment of John Kerry as Secretary of State and the nomination of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, both of whom were critical of the war in Iraq, as signs the administration is not in a hurry to go to war again in the region. On Feb. 2 at the same Munich conference Salehi spoke at, vice president Joe Biden said the U.S. would consider one-on-one talks with Iran, last offered in 2009 but then abandoned in the face of Iranian intransigence.]]>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:00:11 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/04/iran-us-talks-path-to-peace-of-confidence-game-n99865