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Viewing cable 07IRANRPODUBAI39, SENATOR LIEBERMAN TALKS TO IRANIANS IN DUBAI

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07IRANRPODUBAI39 2007-05-30 15:24 2011-08-30 01:44 SECRET Iran RPO Dubai
VZCZCXRO0183
PP RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHKUK
DE RUEHDIR #0039/01 1501524
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P R 301524Z MAY 07
FM IRAN RPO DUBAI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0131
INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEHAD/AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI 0081
RUEHAD/USDAO ABU DHABI TC
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 0115
RUEHDIR/IRAN RPO DUBAI 0124
S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 IRAN RPO DUBAI 000039 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
LONDON FOR GAYLE, PARIS FOR WALLER, BERLIN FOR PAETZOLD, BAKU 
FOR HAUGEN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL:  5/30/2017 
TAGS: PREL PGOV IR OREP
SUBJECT: SENATOR LIEBERMAN TALKS TO IRANIANS IN DUBAI 
 
RPO DUBAI 00000039  001.2 OF 003 
 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: Jillian L Burns, Director, Iran Regional Presence 
Office, Dubai, US Department of State. 
REASON: 1.4 (d) 
 
1.(S) Summary:  In two low-key meetings on Iran scheduled at 
Senator Lieberman's request in Dubai May 29, the Senator heard 
different views from three Dubai-based Iranian private citizens. 
 All three were critical of the regime, particularly of 
President Ahmadi-Nejad, and all three had different views of how 
the US should approach Iran.  Sanctions against Iran are having 
an impact; particularly on private business, said a Dubai-based 
Iranian businessman.  Unfortunately, he said, the private 
business sector in Iran does not have the power to pressure the 
government to change policy.  All three Iranian interlocutors -- 
the businessman, a marketer, and a consultant -- all agreed that 
President Ahmadi-Nejad is a "puppet" of the Supreme Leader and 
that the majority of Iranian people do not support him.  They 
disagreed, however, on a way forward.  The two who have lived 
outside Iran since the revolution called on the US to adopt a 
more confrontational policy, with one saying the US needs to 
"push the Iranians to the wall" to force change and advocated a 
"full-court press" to do so, including attacking Iran's nuclear 
facilities.  The consultant - who moved from Iran to Dubai four 
years ago - said in contrast that Iranian people want reform but 
are "tired" of upheaval.  The Senator also heard conflicting 
views on whether the US should talk to Iran, with one Iranian 
calling the May 28 US-Iran Baghdad talks mere "tactics" on the 
part of the Iranian government to try to derail future sanctions 
and another stating that it was "good signal."  After the 
meeting, we indicated to the Senator that in general, few 
Iranians living in Iran tell us they advocate military action 
against Iran.  On the other hand, we commonly hear Ahmadi-Nejad 
described as a puppet and as increasingly unpopular, though we 
note that most Iranians we meet tend to be from the elite.  End 
Summary. 
 
2.(S) In response to a request from Senator Lieberman's office, 
IRPO arranged two meetings with three Iranian residents in Dubai 
May 29.  One was arranged informally through the Iranian 
Business Council (IBC) but only two people, the businessman and 
a consultant, agreed to come to what was obviously a sensitive 
meeting.  The businessman has lived outside Iran since the 
revolution; the consultant only came to Dubai from Iran four 
years ago.  In the second meeting with an Iranian/green card 
holder, the other planned participant - an Iranian businessman 
from Tehran - backed out.  The LPR is a marketer, whose father 
was a high-level diplomat under the Shah; he has lived outside 
Iran since the revolution.  In the first meeting, the two 
discussed terrorism, sanctions, and the Baghdad talks with the 
Senator.  In the second meeting, the marketer introduced himself 
as a "proud, passionate Persian" and focused on historical 
events that led us to current US-Iranian relations.  The Senator 
was accompanied by three staff members, joined by three officers 
from the Iran Regional Presence office. 
 
Impact of Sanctions 
------------------------- 
 
3.(S) All three Iranians agreed that US unilateral actions taken 
against Iranian banks and UN resolutions 1737 and 1747 are 
impacting business in and with Iran.  The Iranian consultant 
indicated that this has led to more Iranians relocating their 
business to Dubai.  He claimed that two years ago there were 
6,300-6,500 Iranian businesses - registered as Emirati companies 
in Dubai - and now that number has jumped to 8,200.  The 
consultant said sanctions were "making trouble for the Iranian 
people."  The Iranian businessman thought the policy of imposing 
sanctions on Iran was the correct one, saying however that 
sanctions are not the only tool, inferring support for military 
action.  When asked if the sanctions could lead to effective 
pressure on the regime, he said it is not "realistic to think 
businessmen can change the government," saying private sector 
business has little lobbying power in Iran.  He said Supreme 
Leader Khamenei is focused solely on preserving his power, and 
is not involved in business.  The Supreme Leader "does not care 
about" money and business.  When pressed by Lieberman, however, 
the businessman admitted that the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and 
the Ministry of Information (MOIS) are "active" in business and 
may pressure the government as international pressure impacts 
their interests.  The Iranian marketer agreed with sanctions, 
despite noting that inflation, due in part to increased costs of 
business, "is killing the people." 
 
Ahmadi-Nejad: a Puppet 
 
RPO DUBAI 00000039  002.2 OF 003 
 
 
---------------------- 
 
4.(S) In both meetings, the Iranians described President 
Ahmadi-Nejad as a "puppet" of the Supreme Leader.  The 
businessman claimed that the majority of Iranians do not like 
the president.  He believed that ballots were manipulated in the 
2005 presidential election and said that he would "respect" the 
president more if he thought that Ahmadi-Nejad was "fairly" 
elected and had really received 17 million votes.  He claimed 
that Rafsanjani was not allowed to win, as he would not have 
"danced with the music of the Supreme Leader." 
 
Baghdad security talks 
---------------------- 
 
5.(S) The Senator heard both praise and criticism of the US-Iran 
talks in Baghdad the previous day.  The marketer thought they 
were a "good signal," whereas the businessman called them 
"foolish" and said the US should not talk to the "enemy."  He 
maintained that to stop terrorism in Iraq, you should fight by 
rules of terrorists and show no mercy.  The businessman told the 
Senator that he believed Iran agreed to talk to the US on Iraq 
merely as a "tactic" to try to forestall further sanctions.  He 
maintained that the Iranian government has no interest in seeing 
a stable, democratic Iraq next door.  He discounted religion as 
Iran's primary motivator in Iraq, saying the government was more 
concerned that a democratic success story next door would lead 
to increased pressure for reform from the Iranian people.  The 
businessman believed the US should remain in Iraq and told the 
Senator he thought it was unwise for US Democrats to oppose the 
President's Iraq policy. 
 
Terrorism 
--------- 
 
6.(S) The Iranian businessman criticized US tactics in the 
Global War on Terrorism as too lenient.  He warned that if the 
United States is not successful in confronting terrorism, 
Hizballah will take over Lebanon within five years and soon 
thereafter, there would be "no more Kuwait, and no more Saudi 
Arabia."  He said that terrorist know the "worst" that will 
happen if they get caught by the US is "a trial and three meals 
a day."   The businessman claimed that terror had become a 
business in Iraq.  He claimed people were carrying out attacks 
purely for financial gain and were paid one sum per Iraqi death, 
and a much higher amount per American death. 
 
Who's to blame 
-------------- 
 
7.(S) The marketer, like most Iranians we meet, blamed the 
British for the problems in the region, including Iran.  He 
maintained that all the problems that the US is currently trying 
to address in the region were caused by bad decisions by the 
British over the past 70 years.  He also repeated the frequent 
claim that the mullahs of Iran are directly linked to the 
British government and benefit from US' absence from the 
political scene in Iran.  The businessman, on the other hand, 
blamed the US for both the fall of the Shah and for the 
triumphant return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Iran, which he 
claimed also occurred with the backing of the Palestinians. 
 
The way forward 
--------------- 
 
8.(S) The Iranian marketer claimed that Expediency Council 
Chairman Rafsanjani and former Majles speaker Karroubi recently 
petitioned the Supreme Leader to "get us out of this mess," 
which he understood to mean the international pressures Iran was 
facing.  He said he did not know how the Supreme Leader 
responded.  The marketer said the mullahs only want political 
recognition from the US and claimed that the detention of 
Iranian-Americans was a cry for recognition.  While he believed 
that Iran "would give everything in exchange" for recognition, 
he opposed dealing with the Islamic government.  He said he 
envisions a future Iran "without a suffix or a prefix," meaning 
no longer an Islamic government. 
 
9.(S) Both the businessman and the marketer - both longtime 
expats - advocated a confrontational approach towards Iran, 
including a military attack.  The consultant, a recent imigri, 
held a different view, saying the Iranian people were tired of 
chaos, did not want a return to the uncertainty that accompanied 
the revolution, and wanted reform from within.  The marketer 
 
RPO DUBAI 00000039  003.2 OF 003 
 
 
said that after "70 years of the British footprint" in the 
region, effecting real change will be a formidable challenge for 
the US.  He said one way to pressure the Iranian government 
would be to maneuver it into closing the Straight of Hormuz by 
bombing its nuclear sites.  He reasoned that with no oil 
revenues, "the mullahs would be gone in 12 weeks." 
 
10.(S) Senator Lieberman asked if, given Iran's economic woes 
and the people's discontent with the current leadership, there 
was any likelihood the people would rise up against the regime. 
The businessman replied no and likened the Iranian government to 
Saddam's regime, stating hardliners would not allow the people 
to press for reform.  The consultant thought change would come 
gradually and predicted that the next round of elections may 
result in the return of Khatami and/or Rafsanjani, with more 
moderate policies. 
 
11.(S) Comment:  Iranians occasionally tell us they would 
support a US military campaign against Iran to forcibly remove 
their government, but the majority tell us they would oppose 
such a step.  We would assert that the fact that two out of 
three of Senator Lieberman's interlocutors favored military 
action was due to two factors, which we discussed later with the 
Senator:  only those with very strong anti-IRIG sentiments would 
take the risk of meeting a US senator in Dubai, and both had 
lived outside of Iran for over two decades.  The views of most 
Iranians living in Iran with whom we talk reflect more the views 
of the consultant - that change should come peacefully and from 
within.  Senator Lieberman appeared to take away from the 
meetings a view we share - that there is no consensus among 
Iranians on a way forward. 
 
12.(U) Senator Lieberman's office did not have the opportunity 
to clear this cable. 
BURNS