Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Better U.S.-Iran Relations Equals Better U.S.-Middle East Relations
As she prepares for her role as U.S. secretary of state, Senator Hillary Clinton and the rest of the Obama foreign policy team should consider how a new American-Iranian relationship might advance U.S. interests in Iraq and Afghanistan, and conceivably even the Arab-Israeli peace process.
Not Only Israelis Vote in Israel's Elections
Next year's Israeli elections are likely to be pivotal for the prospects of any advance toward a peace settlement and for the future of the Middle East. And not only the Israelis get to vote.
Iran Opposition Group in Iraq Under Threat
AMMAN -- In a move widely seen as submitting to pressure from neighboring Iran, the Iraqi government has warned thousands of Iranian opposition members that their base will be closed down and they will have to leave the country. The Shiite-led Iraqi government, backed by both the United States and Iran, said on Sunday that members of the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MeK), estimated to number between 3,500 and 5,000 in Iraq, were no longer welcome in the country.
2009's Most Pressing International Issue: Iran
While the recent focus of the world's media has been on the global economic crisis, another issue of major concern is looming: Iran and its nuclear program. The incoming U.S. administration of Barack Obama is going to have to tackle this issue in the first days of office. Indeed, even though it did not get much coverage, the French National Assembly issued an alarming report which assessed that Iran could get its first nuclear bomb between 2009 and 2010.
Bush's Day of Reckoning
PARIS -- The pair of black shoes, hurled at George W. Bush by a young Iraqi journalist at a Baghdad press conference last Sunday, may be seen as a bitter verdict on Bush's colonial war in Iraq - and, indeed, on his entire presidency.
The U.S. View of the World
When it comes to foreign policy the United States has much to learn from European diplomats who tend to have a better understanding of the wants, needs and fears of others.
Old Lebanese Rival Becomes Syria's New Friend
AMMAN -- A former Lebanese general who had once fought a bloody "war of liberation" against Syria received a warm welcome in Damascus Wednesday as he embarked on a historic visit that may be instrumental in normalizing relations between the two neighboring countries.
Is Iran Full of Ahmadinejads?
"American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road, and its next rulers must limit their interference to their own borders." This loaded statement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was given in September at the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Iran and Obama's 'New' America
President-elect Barack Obama has already achieved a rhetorical break with the arrogant, pompous and rather totalitarian language of the outgoing George W. Bush administration. Thus, a new grammar is being presented in which the United States is re-invented as a particularly inclusive and exceptional place where everything is possible.
The Wind of Change Has Started to Blow
Barack Obama the candidate had promised changes. He had promised changes both in domestic and foreign policies. Obama the president-elect is beginning to work on getting those changes implemented as soon as he moves into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in a little over 60 days – two months. The word on the street is that as president, Obama will ask New York Senator Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state.
