Tehran seeking role in Mid-East
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Iranian President Mohammad Khatami warns that peace cannot come to the Middle East without the help of Iran.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will call on Wednesday for Middle East states to rein in what he calls the threat from Iran and to help advance peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Iranian citizens are forbidden from travelling to Israel and Hashemian&#39;s potential visit had caused controversy. &quot;Their presence as part of a foreign team is a new issue and will have to be discussed,&quot; he added.
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The Baker-Hamilton panel hopes Tehran can be persuaded to help Washington get out of Iraq. Thatâs unlikely.
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Iran said Wednesday it is considering whether to participate in a Baghdad-organized conference of Iraq's neighbors that its top rival, the United States, plans to attend.
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Iran on Wednesday touted its weekend summit with the Iraqi and Syrian presidents, moving to secure a larger role in the region just as President Bush prepares to head to the Mideast for meetings on reducing American involvement in Iraq.
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Tony Blair is pushing for a broader  mandate in the Middle East that would give him a more direct  role in peacemaking, expanding the limited envoy job that world  powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (IPS) - In a sharp departure from U.S. policy, a leading  French diplomat has called on the international coalition  sponsoring U.N. sanctions against Iran to support a larger  Iranian role in the Middle East.
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On Scene: Despite its fiery rhetoric, Tehran isn't eager to get actively involved in the current conflict. But it is more than willing to exploit it to advance its popularity in the Islamic world
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Tony Blair is pushing for a broader mandate in the Middle East that would give him a more direct role in peacemaking, expanding the limited envoy job that world powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran wants to take part in a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to brief member states about Iranâs nuclear program, a government spokesman said.
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As the President gets ready for his Mideast trip, the Israelis want the primary focus to be Iran
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A former Iranian leader once seen as the harbinger of moderation and better relations with the United States is making the case for dialogue nearly on the doorstep of the White House.
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VIENNA, October 24 (RIA Novosti s Borislav Pechnikov) - EU representatives from Germany, France, and the U.K. are going to meet their Iranian peers in Vienna next week to discuss Iranian nuclear programs and ...
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday he could envisage the Islamic Republic resuming diplomatic ties with the United States one day but that many hurdles remained to normal relations.
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BEIRUT -- Iran's president heads to Saudi Arabia tomorrow for discussions with King Abdullah, an indication that weeks of talks between their envoys on simmering conflicts in Iraq and Lebanon have made some headway.
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Iran would be available to hold  further talks with the United States over the issue of Iraq,  Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on  Wednesday during a visit to South Africa.