The Turkish president’s visit aims to get assurances about Iran’s regional politics, observers say.
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In Tehran, analysts and lay people alike hope for major economic gains if sanctions are lifted.
Iranians hope that sealing the deal with the West would improve the harsh economic conditions.
![Iranians waited with bated breath for news from Geneva [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013112664557903734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A detente between the two countries is crucial to regional stability and to their national interests.
![Saudi Arabia-Iran relations turned sour after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/201311198345925734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
What are France’s motives in undermining a crucial deal between Iran and P5+1?
!["France has benefitted considerably from the sanctions placed on Iran," writes Khosrow Soltani [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/201311126441300621_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
While most Iranians support talks with the West, the hardliners are saying not so fast.
![The anti-US rallies, marking the anniversary of the US embassy takeover, were "a bold message to President Hassan Rouhani and his team of negotiators not to trust Washington in their talks to resolve the nuclear standoff and ease the crippling sanctions imposed on Iran," writes Khosrow Soltani [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013114122852502580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)