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Richard Nixon is linked to Iran through historical comparisons made by media outlets, which draw parallels between modern diplomatic negotiations with Iran and Nixon's past foreign policy actions, including his outreach to China [1], negotiations with the Soviet Union [2], and his 1968 interference in peace talks [3].
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Editorials Supporting an Iran Nuclear Deal, January - September 2015 armscontrol.org 3 facts
perspectiveThe West Central Tribune argues that negotiating a workable agreement with Iran is valid despite concerns about Iranian intentions, drawing a historical parallel to US negotiations with the Soviet Union under Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.
quoteCritics have offered no alternative other than a Middle East nuclear arms race among Iran and its rival Sunni states and Israel, and the prospect of a massive regional war. The agreement is realistic, more akin to President Richard Nixon’s outreach to China more than 40 years ago than to appeasement. China remains, in many ways, an adversary. But it is part of the global community and less dangerous than it might have been in isolation. The same prospect now arises relative to Iran.
accountThe Journal Gazette editorial board compared the 2015 letter sent by 47 Republican senators to Iranian leadership to a 1968 incident where presidential candidate Richard Nixon secretly communicated with the government of South Vietnam to undermine peace negotiations being conducted by the Johnson administration.