New York Times: Shortly before the American-led invasion of Iraq, Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League, warned that the attack would “open the gates of hell.” Now, three years later, there is a sense in the Middle East that what was once viewed as quintessential regional hyperbole may instead have been darkly prescient.
Chaos in Iraq sends shock waves across Middle East and elevates Iran’s influence
Riots rock volatile Iran city after blast
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28 Hundreds of people in an ethnic Arab neighbourhood of the south-western city of Ahwaz staged an anti-government demonstration hours after three explosions in Khuzistan Province on Monday morning, according to local residents.
Riots rock volatile Iran city after blast
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28 Hundreds of people in an ethnic Arab neighbourhood of the south-western city of Ahwaz staged an anti-government demonstration hours after three explosions in Khuzistan Province on Monday morning, according to local residents.
U.S., Britain smuggling arms to Iran via Iraq police chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28 The United States and Britain are illegally smuggling arms into the Islamic Republic via its western neighbour Iraq in a bid to destabilise the Islamic Republic, Irans police chief said on Tuesday.
U.S., Britain smuggling arms to Iran via Iraq police chief
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28 The United States and Britain are illegally smuggling arms into the Islamic Republic via its western neighbour Iraq in a bid to destabilise the Islamic Republic, Irans police chief said on Tuesday.
Iran minister says won’t give up nuclear programme
Reuters: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that Tehran would not give up its nuclear programme, but added that ongoing talks with Russia to jointly enrich uranium would ease international concerns over its atomic ambitions.
Iran leader: U.S. should give up nukes
AP: Iran’s president said Monday that his country supports calls for making the Middle East a nuclear arms-free zone, but he also urged the United States and Russia to give up all their atomic weapons as a threat to the region’s stability.
Iran leader says Iraq embodies U.S. defeat in Mideast
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 27 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iraq was the embodiment of Americas political defeat in the Middle East as he accused the United States of being behind the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine in the Iraqi city of Samarra.
Iran leader says Iraq embodies U.S. defeat in Mideast
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 27 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iraq was the embodiment of Americas political defeat in the Middle East as he accused the United States of being behind the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine in the Iraqi city of Samarra.
Russia dampens hopes on Iran nuclear talks
AP: Russia dampened hopes for a deal to rein in Iran’s nuclear program, telling Tehran on Monday that it must first freeze domestic uranium enrichment. U.S. and German officials questioned Iran’s commitment to addressing international concerns.
