Posted by seumasach on November 19, 2013
Jim Lobe
19th November, 2013
WASHINGTON – Two pillars of the US foreign policy establishment urged Congress on Monday to forgo any new sanctions legislation directed against Iran, warning that it will risk “undermining or even shutting down” ongoing negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.
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Posted by seumasach on November 5, 2013
Jim Lobe
5th November, 2013
WASHINGTON – On the 34th anniversary of the seizure by Iranian militants of the US Embassy in Tehran, a growing number of experts here believe Washington and the Islamic Republic may be moving toward detente, if not rapprochement.
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Posted by seumasach on November 3, 2013
30th October, 2013
The Obama administration is working hard to head off a wrecking ball from Congress and the Israel lobby aimed at sabotaging negotiations between Iran and the P5+1. The talks, which resume in November, also include direct talks between the United States and Iran. The key issue: members of the House and Senate are trying to force-feed the administration yet another round of anti-Iran sanctions, at the very worst possible moment.
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Posted by seumasach on September 24, 2013
Kaveh Afrasiabi
23rd September, 2013
NEW YORK – Dr Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s new foreign minister, is in New York to attend the UN General Assembly meeting and at the same time advance Iran’s foreign policy priorities at a delicate time in Middle East politics which is wrought with multiple conflicts and endemic insecurities.
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Posted by seumasach on March 12, 2013
M.K.Bhadrakumar
11th March, 2013
The contrast couldn’t be sharper between India and Pakistan. India is a mature, functioning democracy and an ‘emerging power’ with an independent foreign policy, whereas Pakistan is a moth-eaten country tottering on the abyss of failure as a dysfunctional state lacking in self-respect. At least, this is how Indian propaganda presents things.
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Posted by seumasach on February 28, 2013
Iran, India, Russia must join hands to counter terrorism: Larijani
28th February, 2013
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Posted by seumasach on August 17, 2012
Kaveh Afrasiabi
18th August, 2012
Two steps forward, one step back. This is how this week’s Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Mecca could be characterized in terms of Iran-Saudi relations.
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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 July 20, 2011
M.K.Bhadrakumar
19th July, 2011
The participation by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in the two-day conference on terrorism held at Tehran on June 25 was invested with political symbolism as a mark of displeasure towards the United States. But Zardari’s return to Tehran within three weeks on a second visit on Saturday unmistakably carried the stamp of Pakistan’s “strategic defiance” of the US.
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Posted by seumasach on January 31, 2009
M.K. Bhadrakumar
3oth January, 2009
Eyes trained to watch the Hindu Kush must now turn askance toward Germany where the 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy is scheduled to take place next weekend. Organizers of the annual event revealed on Thursday that among the 300 prominent figures from the international arena of foreign, security and defense policy will be a “very high-ranking personality” from Tehran.
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