erican mettle regarding a forced settlement. Whatever the case, the attempt to include Iran in the talks should come as no surprise -- for months, UN Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has privately and publicly lobbied Western and Arab countries to allow Iran into the Geneva process. While Secretary of S

curity in the north, demanding that the rebel groups disarm prior to undertaking any development initiatives. President Keita held off meeting with UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Koenders until shortly before the recent high-level UN EFTA00684386 Security Council visit, indicating his reluctance to

erican mettle regarding a forced settlement. Whatever the case, the attempt to include Iran in the talks should come as no surprise -- for months, UN Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has privately and publicly lobbied Western and Arab countries to allow Iran into the Geneva process. While Secretary of