US Fails To Isolate Iran From Arabs - Al Jazeera

Posted on Monday, January 14 at 13:02 by N Say
He said: "America's wrong policies in the Middle East have ironically helped Iran's voice be heard more clearly, as well as Iran's political prudence that has kept it away from the conflicts in the area. "At this moment in time, the United States' popularity is at its lowest level among the people all over the Arab world, and Iran's popularity has grown immensely as the only regional power standing against the United States in the same region." Unprecedented moves For most of 2007, the US tried to push through a UN resolution to impose economic sanctions on Iran if it did not halt its alleged nuclear weapons programme. But Washington failed in its bid to isolate Iran in the Middle East. Not only did its Arab allies reject a punitive US military strike against Iran, but they were also keen on bolstering their own ties with the country. ... http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5620B788-6455-4C5C-A7D5-9A3CC917517D.htm

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