The Friday following the decision that Ayatollah Khamenei will not recover, Supreme Leader Rouhani begins implementing his vision for the future of the Islamic Republic. He takes the podium …show more content…
The United States begin discussing the best negotiation strategy with Iran. President Clinton, now on her second term, insist the best course of action is announcing that if Iran is willing, the United States will send Secretary of State James Steinberg to Tehran. This move indicates the United States’ negotiation commitment with Iran, and is an extremely bold move considering no diplomat has stepped foot in Tehran since the mid-1980s. The U.S. National Security Council (NSC) agrees to President Clinton’s strategy and prepares a memorandum for Supreme Leader Rouhani and a speech for the American public. The following week President Clinton sends the memorandum to Supreme Leader Rouhani and appears in a press conference, releasing the news to the American …show more content…
Floored by the U.S. response, suspicions arise that the United States is not genuine and that the United States has ulterior motives. However, he believes if this is the case a U.S. diplomat will be in Tehran, so if ulterior motives arise during negotiations, Iran authorities will detain Secretary Steinberg. Consequently, Supreme Leader Rouhani holds a press conference and agrees to the talks in Tehran. With this meeting established, many U.S. corporations, following the lead of its European counterparts that remain in Iran since the JCPOA deal, enter into business negotiations with Iran and sign several contracts. Thus, the Iranian unemployment rate continues on a steady decline while the economy rises at significant pace. The quality of life for the average Iranian citizen finally commences while the typical corrupt IRGC and politician members quality of life decreases. The Iranian people start to feel a sense of economic liberation.
As a result of the newfound economic successes, Iran pays Russia for several more S-300s. ENTER STUFF