Arabs sending US mixed signals on Iran
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Jittery after a confrontation between U.S. and Iranian naval vessels off their shores, the Persian Gulf's Arab countries have a contradictory message for President Bush: Be tough on Iran Â but not tough enough to start a war.
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The United States and Syria   locked horns on Tuesday, with Washington urging others to join   it in imposing sanctions on Damascus and Syria telling America   to stop trying to impose its will on Arabs.
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WASHINGTON - Three European allies notified the United States on Friday they intend to offer Iran a package of inducements next week in hopes of persuading Iran to halt nuclear weapons development, but the administration withheld its approval of the
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While American officials have increasingly accused Iran of interfering in Iraq, from Iranâs perspective it is the United States that is meddling in its backyard.
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A senior Iranian cleric said on Friday the "death knell" had sounded for a U.S.-sponsored Arab-Israeli peace conference, which has drawn skeptical remarks from some Arab countries that are expected to take part.
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In the wake of the Iraq invasion, there has been a faint but growing drumbeat sounded in Washington by officials who believe the Bush administration should now confront another member of its so-called &quot;axis of evil&quot; -- Iran.
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Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference in the Middle East rejected the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy would help end terrorism, arguing that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reforms or halt extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.
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US-funded efforts to spread democracy in Middle East meet with resistance.
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The United States would deal with Iran as part of a group of Iraq's neighbors that will meet in Egypt this month, although Washington has no diplomatic relations with Tehran, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.
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Iran may be dueling with Washington over its nuclear ambitions, but when the country desperately needed corn last month, it turned to the United States.
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RABAT, Morocco, Dec. 11 -- Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected on Saturday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.
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The victory of George W Bush in the US election dominates Thursday&#39;s Middle East press. In the Arab world and Iran, the mood ranges from scepticism to cynicism.
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While the US State Department demands an explanation, Iran's Foreign Ministry calls the incident 'normal.'
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RABAT, Morocco -- Arab leaders rebuked the United States on Saturday for its policy on Israel, saying US efforts to curb Islamic extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could not be taken seriously because of its one-sided stand in the Israeli
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AMERICA accused Iran yesterday of trying to adapt its latest ballistic missile to carry nuclear warheads capable of hitting targets as far away as Israel and Cyprus.
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Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a British-educated diplomat considered one of Iran's leading Western analysts.
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Arab viewers, many suspicious of U.S. intentions in their region, watched the U.S. presidential debate with wariness &#151; some dismissing it as a trivial "American show" and others expressing dismay that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was nearly ignored.