United Press InternationalBy Claude SalhaniJanuary 10, 2005WASHINGTON — As soon as President George W. Bush brushes the confetti off his lapels and returns to the Oval Office from his second inaugural parade on Jan. 20, he will find a series of “presidential papers” on Iran, requiring his immediate attention, waiting for him. Well-informed Washington insiders…
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Risks of appeasing Iran’s mullahs
The Washington TimesBy Struan StevensonJanuary 5, 2005Iran’s increasing meddling in Iraq and its defiance in its nuclear weapons program pose the greatest challenge to peace and security in Iraq and the whole Middle East, as we enter 2005. By sending thousands of Revolutionary Guards and intelligence agents into Iraq, as well as spending hundreds of…
Al-Qaeda in Iran for Mujahedin in Iraq?
PolicyWatch #820 By Raymond Tanter and Patrick Clawson December 30, 2003 On December 9, 2003, the Iraqi Governing Council announced that it would expel the Iranian opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) from Iraq. Reacting to this decision, Paul Bremer, administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority, recently told Iraqi television that MEK members should be settled…
Stance on Iran Stirs U.S. Debate Amid Cancellation of Meeting
The Wall Street JournalMay 28, 2003By DAVID S. CLOUDWASHINGTON — U.S. administration officials are engaged in a heated debate over how to deal with Iran, which said it has no knowledge of al Qaeda leaders the U.S. says operate from its territory and warned the U.S. to stay out of its affairs. Tuesday, the White…
U.S. Officials to Discuss Iran as Tensions Escalate
THE WALL STREET JOURNALMay 27, 2003By DAVID S. CLOUD WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. officials plan to meet Tuesday to discuss Iran after authorities there said they had no knowledge that any senior al Qaeda leaders were operating from Iranian territory. Tensions between Washington and Tehran have escalated this month over U.S. charges that car bombings…