An attack on Iran remains a terrifying possibility, as a desperate flight forward by the Anglo-American coalition from an already hopeless situation in Iraq.
Posted by seumasach on August 29, 2012
Kaveh Afrasiabi
30th August, 2012
Although much of the world’s media’s attention on this week’s summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran has focused on how it benefits Iran and its counter-sanctions strategy, so far little attention has been paid to the related question of how the developing world’s global political movement benefits from Iran’s input, particularly now that Tehran has assumed NAM’s stewardship for the next three years?
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Posted by seumasach on August 27, 2012
27th August, 2012
All indications are that Egypt’s return to the forefront of the Non-Aligned Movement will be the big news this week from the summit meeting at Tehran. The summit’s focus can be expected on three main West Asian issues — Syrian crisis, Iran nuclear issue and the blossoming of the Egypt-Iran relationship.
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Posted by seumasach on August 27, 2012
27th August, 2012
Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy underlined the importance of Iran’s presidency over the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) given the sensitive situation of the region, and said Cairo is willing to establish the highest level of relations with Tehran, according to Fars news agency.
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Posted by seumasach on August 9, 2012
Kaveh Afrasiabi
10th August, 2012
August is a crucial month in Iran’s diplomatic calendar for 2012. If it plays its cards right, Tehran could see big dividends for its counter-sanction and regional strategies.
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Posted by seumasach on August 8, 2012
Kaveh Afrasiabi
7th August, 2012
Mr Abbas Maleki, former deputy foreign minister of Iran and currently senior Wilhelm Fellow on Energy Policy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was an important voice in Iran’s foreign policy decision making process for many years. In an interview with Asia Times Online, Maleki sheds light on how Iran conceptualizes foreign policy, while challenging negative Western perceptions of Iran’s behavior. He emphasizes Iran’s role in regional crisis-management, particularly in Syria, and explains why the upcoming summit of leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, to be held this month in Tehran, is so important for Iran.
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Posted by seumasach on July 23, 2012
False Indicators From Buenos Aires Bombing
Counterpunch
23rd July, 2012
See also: ITNT archive: Israeli Embassy and AMIA bombings
Immediately after the terror bombing of a busload of Israeli youth in Burgas, Bulgaria, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a “senior U.S. official” expressed certainty about Iran’s responsibility. Since then, the White House has backed away from that position, after Bulgarian investigators warned gainst that assumption before the investigation is complete.
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Posted by seumasach on July 10, 2012
8th July, 2012
Iran’s Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi says China has agreed to invest USD20 billion in developing north and south Azadegan and Yadavaran oil fields which will finally produce 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil.
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Posted by seumasach on June 2, 2012
M.K.Bhadrakumar
30th May, 2012
The Barack Obama administration is tying itself in knots over its Iran policy. Clearly, the talks at Baghdad saw that the US diplomats went to the Iraqi capital like hollow men without any sense how to move forward. This is an election year for Obama and he needs to calibrate his Iran policy without antagonizing the Israeli Lobby in the US domestic politics.
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Posted by seumasach on May 15, 2012
“A trend in Europe is that compliant right-wing politicians who have forfeited European national security into American hands are on their way out, and a more self-assertive EU is on the rise that could detach itself from the American-Israeli militaristic modus operandi.”
Kaveh Afrasiabi
16th May, 2012
In the current tumult of diplomatic maneuvers ahead of the crucial Baghdad talks on Tehran’s nuclear program between Iran and the P5+1 nations scheduled for May 23, reflected in multiple “cold” signals from the West, Iran and France are poised to reset their troubled relations if certain conditions are met.
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Posted by seumasach on April 28, 2012
Kaveh Afrasiabi
28th April, 2012
With less than a month to the much-anticipated meeting in Baghdad between Iran and the “P5+1” nations, indications are that the two sides are seriously contemplating successful talks that could yield a mutually acceptable breakthrough and pave the way to a gradual resolution of the Iran nuclear crisis.
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Posted by seumasach on April 28, 2012
28th April, 2012
“I think that the banking system situation breaches the IMF Charter, which demands that all of IMF member states ensure uninterrupted bank services to trade and economic contacts,” Lavrov said in an interview with the Russia 24 on Friday.
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