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...naval dispute is a victory for diplomacy. Iranian and British leaders maintained constant contact through direct diplomatic channels, and kept their heads amid rising domestic political pressure on both ends to act tough. In particular, the outcome is a significant boost for Iran's pragmatists led by Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and who is also Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator. Last year, Ahmadinejad's hard-line opposition had helped scuttle a deal Larijani was crafting in discussion with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana that involved a temporary suspension of Iran's enrichment...
While speculation continues in the West over the fate of the 15 British sailors and marines being held in Iran, in Tehran the stand-off is nearly a wrap. On Monday, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, said Iran wanted to "solve the problem using diplomatic channels." The softened tone was echoed throughout Tehran's media and policy circles, and within two days, newspapers, blogs, and analysts began tallying scores and discussing the controversy as though it were over. Former officials who last week spoke in tones of high anxiety over the prospect of military...
...triumphant tone in the official media has encouraged moderate voices, previously silent on the conflict, to speak up. In a blog posting entitled "The British Marines and a Slippery Banana Peel," former vice-president Mohammed Ali Abtahi wrote that "it would be in Iran's interest to end this conflict as swiftly as possible through diplomacy." Although the marines are still formally in custody, Iranians are already weighing the long-term impact of the crisis. "One result might be that the U.S. gets the message that diplomacy is more effective than force," says Mohebbian. "If you can untie a knot...
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...bring the score to 13-7. But Syracuse maintained control of the game, blowing by the Crimson on a four-goal run to widen the gap to 17-7. Harvard traded points with the Orange down the stretch, as Martin pounded in another shot and junior Ali Hines slammed in two of her own, but ripped off another four-score run to double up Harvard, 22-11. Simmons hammered in a shot, moving Harvard within 10, and Syracuse found the net one last time with 29 seconds left to clinch its 23-12 victory over the Crimson...