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Reza Pahlavi: I Don't Believe In Violent Overthrows
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Iran va Jahan
Prince Reza Pahlavi was interviewed by Fox News Channel during which he rejected the use of force to bring about change in Iran.
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US Dilemmas: Iran and Iraq
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Intelligence Digest
With US President George W. Bush having taken office, there are likely to be a number of key decisions taken on foreign policy objectives.
JID analyses some of the critical issues which will confront the new administration in Washington in the coming months and reviews probable developments in relations with Iran and Iraq.
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Administration cites Iran, Iraq, Syria for fomenting terror against Israel
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The chippewa Herald
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is linking Iran, Iraq and Syria to the terror attacks on Israel, accusing the three nations of "inspiring and financing a culture of political murder and suicide bombing."
The accusation by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld broadened the tough rhetoric President Bush again directed Monday at Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Russian deputy minister says nuclear cooperation with Iran to continue
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BBC Monitoring Service
Moscow -- Russia will continue to cooperate with Iran in all spheres of mutual interest, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Losyukov told Interfax ahead of Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi's visit to Moscow beginning on 3 April.
He confirmed that Russia refers the nuclear energy sector and military-technical contacts to "important areas of cooperation".
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Iran: Oil for weapon tactic would be effective
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FT
KUALA LUMPUR -- Using oil from Muslim countries as a weapon to make Western nations force an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank could be very effective but would need support from all the states concerned, Iran said on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, asked if Iran would back Iraq's call to use oil as weapon against the West to pressure Israel's hand, said: "I believe the Islamic world has enough instruments to use but it all depends on the collective decision of Islamic countries.
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Arabs Continue To Distance Themselves From Oil Weapon
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Dow Jones News Wires
NEW YORK -- Oil isn't much of a weapon.
While angry street demonstrations have stepped up pressure on Arab governments to forcefully oppose Israel's latest incursion into the Palestinian territories, states that respond by wielding their oil exports as a weapon would feel the pain of its double edge ...
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Rumsfeld: Those who fund families of suicide bombers are part of the terrorist problem
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Center For Security Policy
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld strongly condemned those who fund the families of suicide bombers. Those sharing his view say the funds give terrorists peace of mind knowing that after they commit a suicide attack, their family members will be supported financially.
"Terrorists have declared war on civilization, and states like Iran, Iraq and Syria are inspiring and financing a culture of political murder and suicide bombing," Rumsfeld said.
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US alleges Iran aids escape of Qaeda fugitives
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The Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - Al Qaeda members are using Iran as a transit point to flee Afghanistan and find refuge in other countries, US officials said yesterday, acknowledging there is little they can do to track the fugitives.
''There is no question but that Al Qaeda have moved in and found sanctuary in Iran,'' Secretary of Defense Donald H.
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Courted by U.S. and Iran, an Afghan's Influence Rises
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The New York Times
Ismail Khan is emerging as a powerful force in western Afghanistan.
HERAT, Afghanistan — United States Army Special Operations soldiers based here say they have formed a close relationship in recent months with Ismail Khan, the powerful governor in western Afghanistan who American officials fear is being courted by Iranian hard-liners.
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Iranian radio reports Rumsfeld's "insulting and interfering remarks"
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BBC Monitoring Service
The American defence secretary has, in insulting and interfering remarks, described Iran as dangerous and called for a change of Iran's political system.
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Shell's Enterprise Bid To Spur Stalled Iran Gas Deal
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Dow Jones News Wires
DUBAI -(Dow Jones)- Royal Dutch/Shell's (RD) agreed bid for Enterprise Oil (NYSE: ETP - news) PLC (ETP), if accepted, will spur the stalled development of phases 6-8 of Iran 's gigantic South Pars gas field.
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Rumsfeld: Iranians will eventually stop being "repressed"
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IranMania
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks during a joint news conference with Norwegian Defense Minister Kristin Krohn,
right, at the Pentagon in Washington Tuesday, April 2, 2002. Rumsfeld criticized Iran for its support of global terrorists,
and said many Al-Qaida fleeing Afghanistan have been allowed a safe passage through Iran.
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Iran's Navy Can Stop Oil In Persian Gulf
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Mid East News Lines
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has assessed that Iran's navy is the most powerful in the region and can halt oil exports from the Persian Gulf.
Vice Admiral Thomas Wilson, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told the Senate Armed Services Committee last month, that Iran has the most powerful navy in the Persian Gulf. Wilson said even the United States could not immediately neutralize Iran's ability to disrupt shipping to and from the region.
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Israel raids Hezbollah positions
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BBC
Israeli warplanes have attacked suspected Hezbollah guerrilla positions in southern Lebanon.
The raids were in apparent retaliation for attacks on Israeli army positions in the disputed Shebaa area.
Tension has been rising on the border recently, sparking concern that a second front could open up for Israel.
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Arabs and Democracy
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Wall Street Journal
Natan Sharansky, the one-time Russian emigre and now Israel's Deputy Prime Minister, once told us that "It's much better to deal with a democracy that hates you than with a dictator who loves you."
There's a lesson here for the war now raging in Palestine as well as for the future of America's war on terror, especially when it moves from Afghanistan to liberate Iraq.
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US strategy against Iraq
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Intelligence Digest
Over a year ago, JID alerted subscribers of the imminent need for action to counteract the rise of Iraq (see JID 17 November 2000).
Since then, Saddam Hussein has not only significantly reduced Iraq's international isolation, but has also clandestinely enhanced his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, an issue causing major concern for policy-makers in Washington.
Simultaneously, Saddam has been promoting his claim to the leadership of the Arab world, particularly at grass-roots level.
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Analysis: Arafat under attack
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BBC
The attack on Yasser Arafat is meant to cut him off from the outside world rather than kill him - though from the sheer ferocity of the military operation it is not easy to tell.
Over the weekend Israeli troops forced their way into his compound in Ramallah and surrounded his main office building.
He is now isolated on the ground floor - the safest part of the building because it has no windows.
There is no running water and food supplies are low. Palestinian officials say those trapped inside are surviving on one potato a day though the Israelis deny this.
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