When watching Iran, the Friday prayer leaders are important. Appointed directly by the Supreme Leader, they tend to reflect official thinking more than the suave diplomats. The latest blast suggests featured in today’s Tehran Times suggests that, almost four months after Condoleezza Rice offered Iran a generous incentive package, and almost one month after the deadline passed, the Iranian leadership has no intention to compromise. Offers of secret suspension are a play for time. We should strive for transparency, not opacity. Iran has a long-history of insincere diplomacy and broken promises. Perhaps it’s time for the American realists to be realistic?