 Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan
(Reuters)
 10.03.2010 9:16  0 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: President, Reuters, Washington, Robert, March, Gates, Afghanistan, Defense, Secretary, Secretary Robert, Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, Iranian, Mahmoud, Ahmadinejad, Tehran
 Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops at war but Tehran has growing clout.
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Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
10.03.2010 8:43 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: President, This, Robert, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Defense, Afghan, Secretary, Taliban, Secretary Robert, Hamid, Karzai, Iranian, Mahmoud, Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused the US of playing a "double game" in Afghanistan after the US used the same term to condemn Iran's role. Mr Ahmadinejad said the US had "created terrorists and now say they are fighting them", as he appeared with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, who is also in Kabul, has accused Iran of giving the Taliban low-level support. Later, Mr Karzai heads to Pakistan for talks with another key neighbour. This is Mr Ahmadinejad's first visit to Afghanistan since both he and Mr Karzai were re-elected last...
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Beyond Sanctions: How to Solve the Iranian Riddle
10.03.2010 7:35 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: These, Washington, Iran, Solio, Russia, Given, Iranian, Tehran
Iran is the 21st century equivalent of 1930s Russia - a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The Iranians haven't stumbled upon this mystifying state coincidentally, and the enigma isn't the result of outsiders' failure to try to understand them. Rather, the Iranian government has a deliberate policy aimed at confusing the outside world about its goals and decision-making processes. "There is an intention out there to confuse," a noted Iranian professor told me in Tehran a few years ago. The rulers in Tehran think that opacity and the perception of unpredictability buy them security. Given that intent, it is hardly surprising that Washington has had such a difficult time formulating...
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US hikers held in Iran allowed to call family
10.03.2010 7:34 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: From, Three, Iran, The NHS, WASHINGTON, Iranian
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Three US hikers being detained in Iran for entering the country illegally were allowed to phone their families for the first time since their arrest, their supporters said Wednesday. The New York-based support group "Free the Hikers" said Iranian authorities have allowed Shane...
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10.03.2010 7:33 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, Iranian, Iran, President
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. Czytaj więcej »
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