Iran's Offer to Negotiate with the U.S. in 2003 Embarassing White House

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WASHINGTON — The White House does not want the public to know that in May 2003, the Iranian Foreign Ministry floated the prospect of a wide-ranging dialogue with America on everything from uranium enrichment to anti-Israel terrorism.

At least this is what a former Middle East director of the National Security Council, Flynt Leverett, is saying after the CIA's publication review board would not approve an op-ed he wrote, which was slated to run this week in the New York Times.

As a former CIA Syria analyst, Mr. Leverett is required to submit his written work to the board to guarantee that he does not publish classified information. But Mr. Leverett, who has met on occasion with senior Iranian officials since he left government, says he cannot publish this week's piece because of political pressure from the White House.

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