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Prediction: 2014 Will Be a Year of Surprises for Many Countries

Next year could prove to be a pivotal one for Iran, both internally and in its relations with the outside world.

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Next year could prove to be a pivotal one for Iran, both internally and in its relations with the outside world.

While the interim nuclear agreement between Tehran and global powers was groundbreaking, the United States and Iran appear to have a fundamental mismatch in expectations regarding a comprehensive deal: Washington expects Tehran to make great nuclear compromises, while Tehran expects Washington to lift all sanctions.

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This article was originally published in the National.

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Karim Sadjadpour

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.

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