Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressing lawmakers in Tehran on Nov. 15
November 20, 2009 2122 GMT
Amid largely fruitless meetings and increasing rhetoric surrounding the Iranian nuclear issue, Israel and Russia remain the players to watch. [more]
dispatch11.17.2009
A long-standing rebellion in Yemen has surged to the fore once again, drawing in neighboring Saudi Arabia. Iran is exploiting the conflict for strategic reasons, connected to the international debate over Tehran’s nuclear program. [more]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 8
Iranian officials have lashed out at Russia almost daily for allegedly breaching the... [more]
A Saudi security guards a truckload of suspected Yemeni rebels detained near the Saudi border with Yemen on Nov. 9.
The Iranian navy rotated naval assets to the Gulf of Aden Nov. 14, ostensibly to defend the country's cargo ships and oil tankers from Somali pirates. The ships are being used to protect Iran's supply lines to Houthi rebels in Yemen, however. [more]
Sheikh Nabil Qawuq on Nov. 20, 2006
November 16, 2009 2140 GMT
Tehran is reworking the internal dynamics of Hezbollah as the potential for conflict between Israel and the militant group grows. [more]
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