Obama tried to shift American policy away from supporting Israel and toward integrating Iran into peaceful international relations.
“Obama attempted to turn U.S. policy away from Israel and draw Iran into the community of peaceable nations.”
Vance believes he can personally persuade Iranian revolutionary leaders to negotiate honestly through his own force of personality.
“I refer of course to Mr. Vance’s conviction that he, by the force of his personality, could turn Iran’s bloodthirsty, mendacious revolutionaries into practical men, ready to negotiate in good faith,”