APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East articles from April 2006

APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East archives from April 2006

IRAN - The Challenges Of Terrorism - Part 8 - US Expectations Of Iran.
April 3, 2006... In its proposed dialogue with Iran, the US wants Tehran to pull all those strings in Iraq which it believes are destabilising what the Iranians call "American-occupied country". There are only two possibilities emerging from the dialogue: a...

IRAN - Hopes From The Past US-Iran Dialogue.
April 3, 2006... Inter Press Service (IPS) agency on March 30 reported that the Bush administration had in May 2003 failed to enter into negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programme because neo-conservatives (neo-cons) who advocated destabilisation and...

IRAN - UN Warning To Tehran.
April 3, 2006... The UN Security Council (UNSC) on March 29 broke a three-week diplomatic deadlock over Iran, calling on Tehran to cease parts of its nuclear programme and requesting the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to report back in 30...

IRAN - Blair Warns Of US Isolationism.
April 3, 2006... British PM Tony Blair on March 27 said Iraq and Afghanistan were decisive battlegrounds for the values the West believes in and warned of the risk of a US retreat into isolationism. In a speech to the Australian parliament, Blair made his case...

IRAN - Saddam's View of US Plans.
April 3, 2006... In a letter reportedly written by Saddam Hussein and posted on the Internet, Iraq's former Ba'thist dictator urged Arab rulers to back Iraqi insurgents, warning that an "American-Israeli conspiracy" aimed to split Iraq into pieces. The message...

IRAN - Ja'fari's Response To US Pressure.
April 3, 2006... In the face of growing US pressure for him to step down, PM Ibrahim al-Ja'fari has vigorously asserted his right to stay in office and warned the Americans against undue interference in Iraq's political process. In an interview with The New...