Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's media advisor Ali-Akbar Javanfekr'Iran Won't Turn Back To US Policy Change' -- Press TV
An Iranian presidential advisor welcomes Obama's vow to solve differences with Tehran but urges 'concrete' action from the US President.
In one of the first reactions to President Obama's message to Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's media advisor Ali-Akbar Javanfekr told AFP on Friday that Iran welcomed the wish of the president of the United States to put away past differences but expected the US to make up for its past mistakes.
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My Comment: Today is a big holiday in Iran. An official announcement from the government will probably come out tomorrow or on Sunday. I would characterize their first response to President Obama's offer as "luke warm" at best.
Bottom line .... they are not going to take his offer up on president Obama's offer for the simple reason that in order to reciprocate they will need to eventually give up on their nuclear enrichment program .... an option which is not acceptable to them and a non-starter in any negotiation.
The only way that they will change their position is if their is a change in government for the Iranians .... a situation that is very remote at the moment.