President Obama is "right to pursue dialogue with Tehran," said the Los Angeles Times in an editorial. "We disagree with the adage that familiarity breeds contempt, and would say instead that communication builds confidence. There's already enough contempt."
The U.S. can improve its relations with Iran, said Mohammad Hassan Khani, an international relations professor at a Tehran university, in The Washington Post. But it will take effort on both sides. "For starters, it is essential that U.S. officials change their language and behavior toward Iran," and drop failed phrases such as "all options are on the table" and "regime change."
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