WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran's political turmoil has dimmed immediate prospects for U.S. dialogue with Tehran but U.S. President Barack Obama's hopes for engagement have by no means been snuffed out, U.S. officials and analysts said.
Officials acknowledge that the Iranian authorities bloody crackdown on street protests sparked by Iran's disputed June 12 election have made it less likely that Tehran will wish to engage and harder for the Obama administration to do so.
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