Epstein Secrets

0, opposition groups i= Iraq lacked the necessary 163 votes to pass a no confidence motion=to oust Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after 11 Members of Parliament (MPs)=retracted their signatures. Press reports indicated that the Iranian gover=ment had influenced the process, exerting pressure on certain Iraqi

en the International Atomic Energy A=ency (IAEA) and Iran on June 8 were also unsuccessful, as Iran did not gra=t access to a military site south of Teheran that inspectors believe was u=ed in tests related to Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA expressed co=cern over the Iranian demolition of buildings in

rangement', JURIST - Forum, 22 May 2012, http://juristorg/forurnr2012/05/1cevin-govem-us-afghan-spa.php. Accessed 24 May 2012. 73 RFE/RL, 'Afghan Parliament Approves US-Afghan Security Pact', 26 May 2012. http://vAvw.rferLorg/content/afghan-parliament-approves-us-afghan-security-pact/24593669.html

seized. I But all this does not change the fact that Iran's pre-9/11 problem, traceable to drugs from Afghanistan, is still an important concern for Teheran today. As long as the Afghan territory is not truly stabilised under the control of one internationally recognised authority, these anti- drug-menac

ting the action plan. Bashar al-Assad, under heavy international pressure to comply with the peace plan, appeared unfazed as he gave a speech to the Parliament on June 3 denying any government responsibility for the killing of civilians and describing the situation as an externally-driven crisis. Diplomats

en the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran on June 8 were also unsuccessful, as Iran did not grant access to a military site south of Teheran that inspectors believe was used in tests related to Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA expressed concern over the Iranian demolition of buildings in