Iran's Hard-Liners Keep Criticism to Themselves

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/02/world/middleeast/irans-hard-liners-keep-their-criticism-of-nuclear-pact-to-themselves.html?ref=nuclearprogram&_r=0

This article discusses Iran's signing of a nuclear interim agreement with the United States and other world powers. In accordance with the pact, Iran has agreed to freeze parts of its nuclear agreement in exchange for economic relief for certain troubled sanctions. Almost everyone in attendance agreed with leaders who signed the pact, with the exception of hard-liners who's "ideology will not be undermined by some negotiations." (Mohammad Reza Naqdi, hard-line head of parliamentary Basij force) Critics are saying that the hard-liners are just biding their time, essentially waiting for something or someone to mess up so that they can put a stop to nuclear deal. Hard-liners have been in charge of several sanctions of the Iranian government for years, and the freezing of parts of the nuclear program is just a way of giving into the "Great Satan" that is the United States. While younger citizens happily accepted the deal, the hard-liners sat back, and their silence said just about everything.

Personally, I think the deal is a good thing. Freezing parts of Iran's nuclear program gives the rest of the world some peace of mind that nothing drastic will happen while negotiations are still taking place. Not having the full power of their nuclear program will make any radicals within the Iranian government a little more cautious before taking and dramatic measures to ensure that their country does not fall to the "Great Satan" and other western governments.