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r, go deeper and are more complex. At their heart is Iran's interference in internal Arab affairs, particularly in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Bahrain. Although Iranian-Saudi enmity dates back many decades, it became acute after the 1979 Islamic Revolution when Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruh
nd nuclear power plant for the Islamic Republic, just as it was handing over operational control to the Iranians for the first facility it built in Bushehr. Russia is a vocal opponent of any additional international sanctions on Iran (now on hold anyway following the the interim "freeze" deal inked bet
ten plan in Baghdad. But intriguingly, the Iranians are said to have "left behind" in Baghdad some documents outlining their positions on Syria and Bahrain, two regional issues where Tehran has major interests. The possible linkage of the nuclear issue to Iran's broader diplomatic agenda is bound to b
lants. After 1979, according to Mousavian, the Khomeini revolutionary government decided against many power plants and the enrichment facility. The Bushehr nuclear power plant, EFTA_R1_02203686 EFTA02720374 which was begun in 1975 with German help, was halted in 1979, but restarted with the Russians
o so much to promote. The Arab Spring is turning into a long, hot summer. Civil wars in Libya, Syria and Yemen and the sullen silence of the Shi'a in Bahrain have baptized Arab democracy in blood. More will flow — and American foreign policy is befuddled and bemused. None of the experts look particularly s
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031886 →"substantially new" that "leads to a bomb." In other words, Iran, epicenter of inefficiency, unable to produce a kilowatt of electricity through its Bushehr nuclear reactor despite decades of effort, is still doing its old brinkmanship number. Remember, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, is the guardian of
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Barack Obama
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United States
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George W. Bush
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Yemen
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Bill Clinton
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Lebanon
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Tehran
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Bashar al-Assad
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Cairo
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Marc Rich
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Middle East
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Hosni Mubarak
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Bloomberg L.P.
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John F. Kennedy
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Tunisia
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Hillary Clinton
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Prince Andrew
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Department of Justice
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