Al-Shumoo [Archives:2006/932/Press Review]
18 Mar 2006
Main headlines
– Al-Attas discloses resentment inside authority
– GPC accuses the JMP of working to postpone presidential elections
– Omantel, the third GSM operator
– Amidst administrative suppression, the teachers begin their all out strike
The newspaper political editor writes saying Iran is dealing with America, the Great Satan with much sound judgment and reason. Although it is using an exciting language in its media, it uses on the political side a language of common interests, mutual respect and share of orders.
The Iranian policy that adopts maneuvering and dialogue with America the Great Satan, has pushed it to a deep understanding of possibilities of controlling the reins of matters, at least at the present time. That policy has reached the level of coordination and partnership with the White House to the extent it has become one of the most players in the region. For that it is now putting forward its conditions in dialogue with the United States about Iraq where it has been able to build a foothold and become the first player on its arena, making it the trump card in putting pressure on the other. That does not absolutely mean putting aside conditions of dialogue and realization of the other side interests. On the contrary, Iran has always tried to possess a number of trump cards to reveal and offer to the United States in return for achievement of Iranian ideological conditions. That ideology does not absolutely contradict the American interests in the region. That may have given confidence to Iran's attending of dialogue between the two sides and has made Iran the strong ally of the American interests. Iran is at least is the most capable in the Iraq affair and it can direct it to the direction it desires either in meekness towards the occupation or the resistance. It has played in the direction that satisfies to a great extent the United States, at least in the question of toppling the former regime in Iraq.
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