APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula articles from June 2008

APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula archives from June 2008

Pax Americana In Iraq Is Changing - Part 24 - US Military Bases & Iran Factor.
June 16, 2008... Indicating it has practically defeated both al-Qaeda insurgents on the Sunni side and the fractious Jaysh al-Mahdi (JaM) militia groups on the Shi'ite side, the Americans now are pressing ahead with negotiations for a status of forces agreement...

Maliki Talks Of 'Dead End'.
June 16, 2008... Visiting Amman after talks in Tehran, PM Maliki on June 13 said the talks with the US on a new security deal had reached a "dead end" because of US demands, adding: "when we started the talks, we found that the US demands hugely infringe on the...

Jordan/Arab Support.
June 16, 2008... In his meeting with Maliki on June 12, King Abdullah-II pledged Jordan would extend all possible help to the Iraqi government. A royal court statement quoted the monarch as telling Maliki: "Jordan puts all its capabilities in support of the...

US-Iran Nuclear Deal Seen.
June 16, 2008... A previously rejected plan put forward by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to internationalise Iran's uranium enrichment programme and end the stand-off over Tehran's nuclear programme is receiving attention from...

Ahmadi-Nejad & Others Defiant - All Awaiting Next US President.
June 16, 2008... Ahmadi-Nejad on June 11 pledged that Tehran would not retreat from its nuclear ambitions and insisted the West "cannot do a damn thing" about it. His defiant comments came a day after the US and EU warned Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment...