When peace means something different: a clash of worldviews behind the US-Iran ceasefire

Iran (MNN) — As the United States and Iran edge toward another round of talks, Lana Silk with Transform Iran says they aren’t speaking the same language.“Our definitions of words like ‘peace’ and even ‘negotiation’ are different,” says Silk. “We have different values in our Western values — really, our Judeo-Christian values — and Iran's Islamic value system. There isn't a middle ground.”To many Western minds, “peace” means coexistence with mutual respect. But for the Iranian regime, “They are n