VOL. XLV

No 8

25-February-2002

IRAN

HowIran Wound Up On The Axis Of Evil

ByRobert H Pelletreau

The following is a speech given by US Ambassador Robert H Pelletreau tothe Iranian-American Bar Association in New York on 12 February 2002. MrPelletreau was US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs fromFebruary 1994 to January 1997. He is now a partner in the law firm Afridi,Angell and Pelletreau in Washington, DC, and serves as Of Counsel to BakerPotts LLP.

Introduction

WhenI spoke to the...