Poker-Faced Amid Afghanistan Suspicions

“Iran does not intend to provide circumstances whereby the occupiers can end their occupation gracefully, nor do we approve of what the Americans did in Iraq.”

As Iran and the United States return — after a break of nearly three decades — to direct and formal diplomatic discussion through dialogue over Iraq, it is Tehran that appears to be raising the stakes by … via Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

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Tue, June 12th, 2007

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