Iran's Fars news agency quoted a member of the country's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on the matter. "Today's world is a world of dialogue and understanding but since the British government has always been behind conspiracies against our country, the Iranian nation is sceptical about their slogans of better ties with Iran," MP Mohammed Hassan Asafari reportedly said.
Rouhani and Straw share mutual respect after nuclear talks between 2002 and 2004. But mention of Straw's presence in Tehran hasn't gone down well with another security committee member, Gen Esma'il Kowsari. The Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) quotes him as saying: "I don't really know why some individuals expect Jack Straw to appear at the Iranian parliament; it seems they have forgotten British tyrannies against Iran. If Straw comes, we will show the required reaction." What that might be, he doesn't mention. However, ISNA quotes MP Ruhollah Hoseynian as saying he would "welcome Jack Straw by throwing tomatoes at him".
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