"The bazaaris are still a big influence in Iran, because they know how to make money," a Western envoy said.

"You have to set them macroeconomic standards, but ones they can reach in the current political and financial situation," a Western envoy said.

"It's not where you want to get sick in," a Western envoy said.

"A consensus for an international force, however belated, is virtually inevitable," a Western envoy said.

"He appealed to us to do everything possible to reach a cease-fire," said a Western envoy.

"One has to take one's hat off to him as a political organizer," a Western envoy said.

"If the turnout was more than 30 percent, I'll eat my hat," one Western envoy said.

"I see the Indians casting about," said a senior Western envoy.

"It is hard to be sure that the person being questioned can tell the truth," said a Western envoy here.

"You cannot ignore them because they are an important element of the government," said one Western envoy in Baghdad.