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TEHRAN (Reuters) - A top Iranian conservative official said on Tuesday the United States should expect Iran to ask for "rewards" if it expected to restore normal ties with its arch-enemy.Mohsen Rezaei's comments appeared to reflect growing concerns among Iranian government officials and non-elected members of the clerical establishment that after the end of the war in Iraq, U.S. attention will turn in part to its neighbor Iran.Many foresee a potential for increased U.S. pressure for change in Iran, which is on Washington's "axis of evil" list and considered a rogue state sponsoring terrorism."If America takes a wiser approach toward Iran, it will reach better results. But if it expects Iran to step back and not ask for rewards, it's clear that we cannot reach any conclusion," Rezaei, secretary of the Expediency Council, Iran's top arbitration body, told a news conference.Rezaie did not say what these rewards should be.
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