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"Proponents hope the effort, for which they were gathering petition signatures
Tuesday, will be condoned by Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who
has final say in national matters…“If (Iranian) government officials can
reconcile with Americans, why can’t the Iranian nation reconcile with the
American people?” asked Jalal Hosseini, a pro-reform lawmaker who signed the
petition.So far, proponents have gathered 20 signatures and plan to seek more at
the 290-seat parliament. Backers come from across Iran’s political spectrum…“We
also seek to moderate Iran-bashing laws at the U.S. Congress through direct
contacts with them and invite U.S. congressmen to get firsthand, correct
information about realities in Iran,” said reformist lawmaker Darioush
Ghanbari."

This sounds like a good break, and I hope it is one that will develop. I really like the idea of by passing the presidents in each country and having representatives from congress talk to representatives of their Parliament. I don't think that Iranians want war any more than Americans do. In the 60s they said give peace a chance, I say give communication a chance.