The general mentality which has become recently dominant in so-called circles would be viewed in more light, which reflects a genuine image of the actual Iranian foreign policy.
First ray of light cast upon the whole mentality is that the very concept of negotiation is a generally-agreed upon terminology in Islamic Republic of Iran’s political and diplomatic machinery, tailored to any roadmap of Islamic Republic of Iran; only about the politically illegitimate regimes has this principle been banned in international political landscape. What happened during the negotiations in Vienna and then in the UN Security Council and endorsement of JCPOA would not be institutionalized as examples of change of behavior in part of the Islamic Republic of Iran; rather, it is a testimony to Iran’s usual political conduct.
The second ray provides a better image of the principle of national glory [articulated by the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a trilogy of ‘glory, wisdom, expediency’]; negotiation would only be realized when both parties to negotiation debate a single issue of mutual interest; and with the nuclear negotiation, it was an exception to the rule governing the western mentality of diplomacy, and which Islamic Republic of Iran agreed to.
The third ray which cast more light to the mentality is that any negotiation has its own agenda and covers certain issues; any assumption that agreement in a single issue would be actually setting aside other points of discord is rejected; negotiating on a single issue guarantees and is in line with the ‘wisely’ exploitation of short term tactics based on ‘expediency,’ and would not be translated into stepping over the redlines of the system.
The fourth ray provides a true image of Islamic Republic of Iran’s grand foreign policy which had been laid according to the road map drawn by the founder of the Revolution; the principled position has been revolving around the ideals of fighting the imperialism, and supporting the downtrodden and the oppressed people on earth.
Any violation of these strategic principles would effectively mislead the public with seeking unprincipled objectives, intentionally or out of political disinformation.