Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 8

22-Feb-2010

Political Comment (22 February 2010)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton believes Iran is moving in the direction of a military dictatorship, while the US military commander in Iraq sees Tehran's hand behind the body which has disqualified a large number of candidates in next month's elections. The US has nominated a new ambassador to Syria and sent a senior official to Damascus for talks with President Bashar al-Asad.

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