Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iran”, page 39
MIDEAST: US Overtures to Iran Must Wait - Analysts
- Inter Press Service
While most countries in the world welcome Washington’s conciliatory message towards Iran, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are sceptical about an appropriate response from their neighbour.
US-IRAN: From 'Axis of Evil' to 'Happy New Year'
- Inter Press Service
In an unprecedented move, President Barack Obama has reached out to both the people and the government of a leading U.S. adversary to wish them well in their upcoming Norouz, or New Year, holidays.
Q&A: U.S.-Iran Détente Unsettles Persian Gulf States
- Inter Press Service
Dr. Kazem Jalali, an influential conservative member of Iran’s parliament, the Majlis, and rapporteur of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, sees possibilities for a thaw with Washington, but believes that many Arab states in the Gulf 'see their interests in keeping the current state of continual conflict among the west, the U.S., and the Islamic Republic of Iran.'
US-MIDEAST: Even Mixed Signals Mark a Policy Shift
- Inter Press Service
The British government has announced it will hold talks with the political wing of Lebanon’s Hizbullah. The Barack Obama administration sent two envoys to Syria to discuss steps to improve relations. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has invited Iran to take part in a conference on the future of Afghanistan.
POLITICS: Iran’s Anti-Israel Rhetoric Aimed at Arab Opinion
- Inter Press Service
After Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called in October 2005 for an end to the state of Israel, Israeli leaders began stepping up talk of an 'existential threat' to the country.
U.S.: Call to 'Resist and Deter' Nuclear Iran Gains Key Support
- Inter Press Service
A new report on how the United States should 'resist and deter' Iran's alleged ambitions to acquire a nuclear-weapons capability by a think tank closely tied to the so-called 'Israel Lobby' has been endorsed by two key officials who are expected to exercise major influence on Iran policy in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama.
U.S.: Military Dominance in Mideast Proven a Costly Myth
- Inter Press Service
The arguments for maintaining a major U.S. combat force in Iraq at least through 2011, escalating U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and assuming a confrontational stance toward Iran appear to assume that the United States remains the dominant military power in the region.
POLITICS: Obama's New Iran Envoy Met With Scepticism
- Inter Press Service
The appointment of Dennis Ross as a special advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has found a cool reaction in Tehran and some U.S. policy circles.
POLITICS-US: Christian Zionist's Crusade Bears Fruit
- Inter Press Service
During a recent appearance on the Fox News Channel's 'Fox and Friends' programme, Mike Evans accused former President Jimmy Carter of everything from helping overthrow the Shah of Iran to causing the Russians to invade Afghanistan and provoking the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.
US-ISRAEL: Storm Clouds Ahead?
- Inter Press Service
After eight years of the closest possible relations, the United States and Israel may be headed for a period of increasing strain, particularly given the likelihood that whatever Israeli government emerges from last week's election will be more hawkish than its predecessor.
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