Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 6

8-Feb-2010

Political Comment (8 February 2010)

The rhetoric in Iran's post-election confrontation has escalated sharply ahead of the 11 February anniversary of the Islamic revolution. In Iraq the dispute over the disqualification of candidates in the parliamentary elections next month remains unresolved. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim that Iran is ready to send its low-grade uranium abroad for further processing has been given a skeptical...