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Analysis: Mideast power vacuum 'benefits Iran'
Irans president said on Tuesday that diminished US political influence in the Middle East was creating a power vacuum that would benefit Iran and other countries in the region.Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad went on to say that that the USs weakening of the Iraqi government an apparent reference to recent criticism of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki by senior US politicians would not help the US maintain control over the country. The comments are a reminder of Irans long-standing ambition to be the top power in the Persian Gulf, as it was before the 1979 Islamic revolution a nightmare scenario for some of the other countries in the region. Posted by: Fred 2007-08-30 |
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