A war of words between the United States and Iran is growing, just days before the two countries are scheduled to hold their first direct negotiations in three decades. The meeting between Iran, the U.S. and other world powers is set for Thursday in Geneva.
On Monday, Iran said it was ready for any military threat and flexed its muscles by test-firing upgraded versions of its longest-range missiles, which have a range of 1,200 miles. It tested shorter-range missiles over the weekend.
While Iran’s foreign ministry said the tests have nothing to do with last week’s disclosure that Iran is developing a second uranium enrichment plant, analysts said the timing seemed aimed at bolstering Iran’s position going into this week’s talks.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday that the American aim is to get Iran to resume negotiations on its nuclear program.
Ghassan Shabaneh, an assistant professor of international studies at Marymount Manhattan College, joins Martin Savidge to discuss how Arab nations view Iran.
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10/02/2009 :: 07:09:30 PM
Peter Jones Says:
How come we do not see more of this type of analysis on CNN? way to go WF