VOL. XLV

No 6

11 February 2002

ArabColumnists On 11 September Aftermath

(MEES Translations)

The following article by Ghassanbin Jiddu (al-Hayat and al-Jazeeracorrespondent in Tehran) entitledIranian-Iraqi Rapprochement At The Expense Of Each Others Opposition waspublished in the Saudi daily al-Watanon 31 January:

The Iranians tend to think that it is unlikely that the USwill target Iraq militarily, at least in the foreseeable future. In politicaland strategic analysis circles in Tehran, the view...