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August 25, 2010

The Sunni Factor in Iran's Nuclear Calculus

Shah & Thakur, Globe and Mail

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Tehran needs reassurance against Sunni hostility as much as against Israeli and Western threats of invasion and regime change.

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TAGGED: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Israel, Iran

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