Rumi, as interpreted by Coleman Barks, had this to say: �Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.�I'll meet you there.
In Tehran and Washington, politicians and analysts continue to wrangle over the Nov.�24 interim nuclear agreement reached in Geneva between Iran and the P5+1 nations.�At issue is the future of Iran�s nuclear program and the international sanctions regime imposed against the Islamic republic.�Also at issue�are Iran�s relations with the rest of the world and the future of the long�US-Iranian�estrangement.�Among the questions asked about this agreement are the following:

• Can �we� trust �them�?�Will they hold up their side of the bargain?�Hasn�t history proved that the other side is interested only in deception and evasion?


• Is it a �good deal� for us?�Did the other side give up anything of significance in return for the real concessions we made?


• Can the agreement withstand opposition from the hard-liners?�Will actions by the US�Congress or Iranian extremists sink the deal?


• Can the United�States convince its friends in the Middle East, notably Israel and Saudi Arabia, not to undermine the agreement?


• For Washington: Is the Islamic republic running a secret program to build a nuclear weapon?�Will it continue to do so despite the new agreement?


• For Washington: What were the effects of the international and national economic sanctions imposed on Iran?�Should those sanctions be eased ��as stipulated in the interim agree�ment ��or should they be tightened to force Iran to make more concessions?

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