According to The New York Times, the authors of Going to Tehran take an obviously partisan stance, accepting the perspective of the Iranian government with regard to both foreign affairs and internal policy. According to the concluding pages, the issues between Iran and America cannot be resolved by isolating, strangling, bombarding, dislodging or waiting for Iran to fall.[5] The American government must consider the Islamic Republic of Iran a strategic partner and both countries have to reach an agreement on controversial issues.[5] At the end of the book, the author state by example how political planes create a negative view of Iran.[5]