Gary Sick
Gary Sick
Gary G. Sickis an American academic and analyst of Middle East affairs, with special expertise on Iran, who served on the U.S. National Security Council under Presidents Ford, Carter, and for a couple weeks under Reagan as well. He has authored three books, and is perhaps best known to the wider public for voicing support for elements of the October Surprise conspiracy theory regarding the Iran hostage crisis and the 1980 presidential election...
government permanent settled sort
The U.S. government had settled into a sort of permanent hostility.
clever elected fact initially pleased realize tiger
I think in fact the regime, which initially thought they had been very clever in getting him elected ... realize they've got a tiger by the tail. I don't think they're all that pleased about it.
drawings
We know that they have had the drawings for P-2 centrifuge and they've publicized that.
affects against chances passing
This affects everything they do. What are their chances with the WTO when the whole world's passing resolutions against them?