Among the U.S. adversaries, or the countries that have been called so during the past eight years, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is among the few leaders that regularly has shown his interest in talking to the United States, albeit in his own style. Given Ahmdinejad’s increasing pressure at home, it might seem as if he is trying to divert attention from Iran’s worsening economy – which is threatening his re-election in June – by raising the possibility of talking to the United States, which could be seen as a very popular move. But in my humble opinion, this is more consistent with his personal desire to be on the front pages. He is a media obsessed. However, regarding the extreme support he enjoys from the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, he might simply doing what is supposed to do in his second term. (Read the story and listen to his Merry Christmas here.)