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/ 9 May 2006

Iran press hails US letter for crossing ‘red line’

Iran’s press on Tuesday hailed the hard-line regime’s letter to arch-enemy George Bush — with moderate papers hoping for detente and hardliners praising President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s "audacity". "Regardless of the content … such a communication could lead the two sides to direct talks," the centrist <i>Shargh</i> newspaper said somewhat optimistically.