June 4, 2009Iran the Elephant in the Mideast RoomPeter Brookes, China Post | ||||||
![]() AP Photo Obama's Iran policy has amounted to little more than rhetoric and wait-and-see diplomacy -- all while Tehran launches missiles and enriches uranium. If trends continue, a North Korean-style nuclear moment is in our future. The Arab world is concerned not only about the prospect of nuclear-armed Iranian ballistic missiles but about how this could lead to Iranian hegemony in the Mideast. Iran's recent deployment of warships to the Arabian Sea for supposed anti-piracy operations was a message heard loud and clear by Tehran's neighbors, especially rival Riyadh. This trip gives Obama a bully pulpit, and he should make the most of it, pulling the Arabs together to deal with this common threat. In fact, containing (or, even better, rolling back) the Iranian... TAGGED: Egypt, Barack Obama, Middle East, Iran RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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