RI cannot bridge US-Iran relations, says American observer

Indonesia will never be able to bridge relations between the United States as well as other Western countries and Tehran, Karld D Jackson, an observer at John Hopkins University in Washington, DC, said on Thursday.

Jackson made the statement to comment on Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyoho`s two-day visit to Iran recently, because in the former`s opinion Indonesia would be unable to change Iran`s policy on its nuclear development program.

"It`s because the real problem is Iran. Indonesia can try, but Tehran is difficult to move," Jackson said.