Former US Senator: US-Iran ties âMagic Elixirâ for MideastFormer US Senator J. Bennett Johnston said on 25th of March that the normalization of relations between Iran and the United States is in the interest of both countries, and would act as a âmagic elixirâ for the region.
âBut just think of what it would mean first to the United States if we had a friendly and normal relationship with Iran. It would be ⦠the key to peace in the Middle East. Israel, who feels terribly threatened by Iran, would be free of that burden. Our relationship with Iraq would be so much better, Afghanistan, the whole region would be much more secure, much more peaceful that it is now. It would be the magic elixir for the Middle East.â
The former senator was speaking at a policy symposium with the theme of âThe Obama Administration and US-Iran Relationsâ on Capitol Hill in Washington held as part of a Nowruz reception sponsored by the American-Iranian Council [AIC].
The Capitol Hill Nowruz reception came on the heels of US President Barack Obamaâs 20 March unprecedente...