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themoderatevoice.com - 11/14/2008
The Iran-Saudi Arabia Cold War
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One of the untold stories about the effects of U.S. involvement in the Middle East has been the escalating power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia for control of the region. At the height of the insurgency in Iraq, for instance, Saudi Arabia—a supposed U.S. ally—was funneling ...
Iran: On second thought …
hotair.com - 11/13/2008
Iran: On second thought …
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Experts: 'New' Iranian missile an old one - Israel News, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com - 11/13/2008
Experts: 'New' Iranian missile an old one - Israel News, Ynetnews
— ynetnews.com — Western military officials who examined images from recent Iranian missile test believe it is famous Shahab-3 missile... with new logo Ynet Iran declared Wednesday that it had test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missiles, named Sejil, with ... (more) Experts: 'New' Iranian missile an old one - Israel ...

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Scrubbed... Obama's "Talks Without Preconditions" Line Dropped From His New Website
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 11/13/2008
Scrubbed... Obama's "Talks Without Preconditions" Line Dropped From His New Website
— gatewaypundit.blogspot.com — Another Campaign Promise Broken-- Obama announced at the CNN YouTube debate last year that he would be... willing to meet with the world's dictators including the Iranian regime in his first year in office. Here's the video: Here is the transcript ... (more) Scrubbed... Obama's "Talks Without Preconditions" Line ...

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PoliGazette:  Iran and Saudi Arabia: Mortal Enemies

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Iran and Saudi Arabia: Mortal Enemies
PoliGazette — ... In quite a fascinating post for The Moderate Voice, Elyas Bakhtiari argues that when talking about the Middle East and the balance of power in that region, Westerners often make the mistake to think that the main enemy or rival for most Middle Eastern regimes is the United States. Bakhtiari argues that this is not the case: instead, it are other regional regimes who are considered the true enemy and against whom foreign policy is truly aimed. ...

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