Iran in the World Press 23 Apr 2010

Article relevance   Page 1   Ahmadinejad visits Zimbabwe Iran’s Ahmadinejad visits Zimbabwe HARARE: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Zimbabwe Thursday for trade talks with President Robert Mugabe, as Mugabe’s partners in a fractious unity government slammed the visit as a scandal. Ahmadinejad, whose visit is expected to... Arab News  |  23 Apr 2010  |  Saudi Arabia Article relevance   Page 2   Khamenei assails U.S. strategy Samore said, referred only to the use of nuclear weapons in the most extreme circumstances, which most experts believe means in retaliation for a strike against the United States or its allies. Still, Khamenei’s statement struck at the heart of one of... Miami Herald  |  23 Apr 2010  |  USA

Article relevance   Page 5   Ahmadinejad flies in to meet new friend Mugabe For some the scene would have called to mind Henry Kissinger’s remark about the Iran-Iraq war: too bad both can’t lose. Two arch-nemeses of the west, Robert Mugabe and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, came face to face in Harare yesterday despite criticism of...David Smith Johannesburg Ian Black Photograph: Desmond Kwande/AFP The Guardian International Edition  |  23 Apr 2010  |  UK

Article relevance   Page 12   >> Ahmadinejad visits Harare Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began a visit to Zimbabwe on Thursday condemned by President Robert Mugabe’s opponents as a meeting of despots which could further isolate Harare. Ahmadinejad, whose government is pursuing a nuclear program despite... 24 Hours Vancouver  |  23 Apr 2010  |  Canada

Article relevance   Page 5   Iran shows ‘strength’ in war games State television in Iran reported Thursday that it had begun a large military exercise in the Gulf, where the United States and Israel have increased their presence in recent months. The report came a day after Iran’s supreme religious leader,...BY NAZILA FATHI AND DAVID E. SANGER International Herald Tribune  |  23 Apr 2010  |  Austria

Article relevance   Page 4   Doubt over Dragon Oil Iran deal is removed Dragon Oil, the oil producer controlled by the Dubai Government, has agreed to a new, short-term crude swap deal with Iran, the company says, adding that the deal is on revised terms and revenues will probably be hit. The arrangement ends uncertainty... Business  |  23 Apr 2010  |  UAE

Article relevance   Page 1   Eritrean president reveals US request for base ‘We have no deal with Iran’ Massawa Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki admits for the first time that his country was approached by the United States to host military facilities in the port city of Assab, but he turned down the request. Speaking to Gulf News, Afewerki says he... Massawa Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki has disclosed for the first time that the US asked him in the past to provide military and intelligence facilities in the Assab area on the Red Sea coast, south of Eritrea, but his government refused. This...By Abdul Nabi Shaheen Correspondent Gulf News  |  23 Apr 2010  |  UAE

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