>What motivation should a government like Iran's have to listen, if any concession it does give is seen in the West as a great opportunity to show that it is weak, on its last legs etc. to try and overthrow it?
The motivation may be unrelated to how it is seen in the West. We might just be overestimating our own role and importance in Iranian affairs.
Also, certain regimes will always portray its domestic opponents as puppets of foreign interests, regardless of what anyone says or does.
The motivation may be unrelated to how it is seen in the West. We might just be overestimating our own role and importance in Iranian affairs.
Also, certain regimes will always portray its domestic opponents as puppets of foreign interests, regardless of what anyone says or does.