For the sake of peace it is very important that the dialogue between Iran and the west progresses in a more frank and transparent way.

为了和平，伊朗与西方国家以一个更为坦诚透明的方式进行对话是很重要的。

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By the mid-1980s the hatred between Iran and the West was so strong that the normal rules governing how states behave towards each other were set aside.

到了20实际80年代中期，伊朗和西方国家之间的仇视之深使得双边抛弃了那些如何对待对方的正常准则。

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When I say transparent I mean Iran, and when I say frank I mean the west.

透明，我指的是伊朗，坦诚，我指的是西方。

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Both the test-firing and the sanctions vote come in the midst of an ongoing conflict between Iran and the West over its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

He warned that the West's pressure on Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs could lead to a full-blown war with both nations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

They cannot talk about the other side. Always,the other side in Iran is pictured as the agent of the West and of the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Rather, Syria would like to be a broker between Iran and the West.

NPR: Defining Syria's Role in Mideast Peace

The intensifying confrontation between Iran and the west has driven petrol prices up 25 cents per gallon since mid-December.

ECONOMIST: Employment springs to life; will it fade again?

The documentary, Iran and the West: Nuclear confrontation, airs on Saturday, 21 February, at 2100 local time (GMT) on BBC Two.

BBC: Iran in 'backroom offers' to West