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:Live Briefing: Ethiopian Airlines Crash Updates: Expect DelaysVietnamese Woman to Face Trial Alone in Killing of Kim Jong-un’s BrotherAttack on Government Minister Rattles New Zealand’s Friendly PoliticsBoeing, Brexit, Facebook: Your Thursday BriefingU.S. Steps Up Criticism of China for Detentions in XinjiangFacing Protests, Guatemala Postpones Vote on Amnesty for War Crimes