A Note On the Letter to President Rowhani

President Obama’s letter to recently elected President Hasan Rowhani of Iran is a step in the right direction.

Since the Iran revolution and the seizure of the American Embassy in 1979. The U.S. froze $12 billion in Iranian assets. (Gave some $10 billion back for release of U.S. personnel. Held by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard). Restrictions on commercial ventures. With sanctions on food purchases, spare parts, medical products and the purchasing by Americans of carpet and food, pistachios. Total economic sanctions starting in 1995 by President Clinton. Then a bill by Congress (Iran/Libya Sanctions) in 1996. To make all this worse. Each time the U.S. and Iran would try to sit down and open discussion or negotiate. The U.S. always tagged condition on any talks.

Perhaps now there will be a thawing of relations between the U.S. and Iran.

I for one would welcome such a change in our foreign policy. Iran has much to offer besides carpets and pistachios.

Now if the U.S. can only get over Cuba.

That’s what I have to say and sticking to it.

Sheilah Say