OT: I just saved this story to mht since i’m not sure when, if ever, I’ll see anything like it again:

Clinton doubtful Iran will respond to US diplomacy

Sounds like a wise doubt to have, yet she won’t confirm she said it, and it starts to go down the memory-hole:

Clinton reiterates desire to engage with Iran
(Original link title: Clinton doubts Iran will respond to US overtures)

“”As President (Barack) Obama says, we are willing to extend a hand if the other side unclenches its fist in order to have some process of engagement but it will only be done in close consultation with our friends,” she said at a press conference after an international donor conference on aid to Gaza.
Clinton however, declined to elaborate on remarks by a US official who quoted her as saying that she doubted Iran would respond to overtures by Obama.”