State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the administration cannot yet make an evaluation of the new Iranian government under Hassan Rowhani, citing a long-seated distrust:
Q: (Off mic) - that the talks in Geneva have overcome some of the skepticism, perhaps, that was expressed by some of your partners that, in fact, the new government in Iran is just a wolf in sheep's clothing. Are they serious? Do you have the impression from this that they've -- that this is a serious government that you're dealing with and not somebody or a body that's, at some point, going to start dragging its feet?
PSAKI: Well, they're serious enough that we've scheduled a meeting in just a couple of weeks to continue the discussion. They're serious enough that we're having technical experts meet before then. But we can't make an evaluation yet, because obviously, there is a long-seated distrust of the Iranians, and that's something that we're all working to see if we can move past.
