Friday, July 21, 2006

Is Tehran emerging as regional winner

Commentary
By Iason Athanasiadis
Friday, July 21, 2006

Lebanon is under bombardment, Iraq writhes in civil war and Palestine is consumed by strife. Might Tehran emerge as the ultimate winner?

"A Saudi delegate approached me at a Gulf conference recently and explained to me the Arab perspective on Iran," an Iranian professor said in a recent interview with me. "He told me that Iran and the United States are two elephants. When they fight, or even when they make love, the grass underneath gets trampled." more...

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