For Iran, Exerting Force While Making Nice Is Part of the Plan An expanding military role and tough talk placate hard-liners even as Tehran welcomes Western investment and gradually extends new freedoms to Iranians. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:ISIS Kills More Than 200 as Battle for Mosul IntensifiesSyrian Rebels Launch Offensive to Break Siege of AleppoChinese Vessels Leave Disputed Fishing Grounds in South China Sea‘I Live in a Lie’: Saudi Women Speak UpPresident Duterte Says God Told Him to Swear Off the Curse WordsThe Saturday Profile: Once a Would-Be Suicide Bomber, Now a Fighter for Peace