Thanks Olog-hai.
Iran wants more Obama concessions: ‘Pleasing words do not suffice’
http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/07/18/iran-wants-more-obama-concessions-pleasing-words-do-not-suffice/
Iran deploying troops, tanks to Kurdistan border
http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/07/19/iran-deploying-troops-tanks-to-kurdistan-border/
Iran and Sudan Plan and Begin to Execute Moves to Dominate Central and Western Africa
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?lng=en&id=166344
http://mercury.ethz.ch/serviceengine/Files/ISN/166344/ipublicationdocument_singledocument/e5550174-5151-4434-a86a-c8ea4630c7b3/en/235_Bodansky.pdf
Iran and Sudan’s plan to gain control over Central and Western Africa and its natural resources
http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/07/01/iran-and-sudans-plan-to-gain-control-over-central-and-western-africa-and-its-natural-resources/
Russia eyes Africa to boost arms sales
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/04/arms-trade-africa
Russia’s brisk arms trade business seen driving its foreign policy
http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/07/09/russias-brisk-arms-trade-business-seen-driving-its-foreign-policy/
Putin defends arms sales to Syrian regime
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/04/putin-defends-arms-sales-syria
Top Russian Diplomat Explains Reasons for Syrian Arms Sales
http://world.time.com/2013/05/17/top-russian-diplomat-explains-logic-behind-syrian-arms-sales/
For Russia, $4.3 billion arms deal with Iraq is vital
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2013/07/16/For-Russia-43-billion-arms-deal-with-Iraq-is-vital/UPI-16011374001195/
and an update:
World powers see Iran’s Rouhani as chance for nuclear deal
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/19/us-iran-nuclear-idUSBRE96I0XQ20130719
More Than 100 U.S. Congressmen Call For Engaging With Iran
http://www.rferl.org/content/congressmen-engaging-with-tehran/25051073.html
[snip] Known as the Dent-Price letter for its principal authors, Reps. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) and David Price (D-N.C.)... The letter’s 131 signers are far from a congressional majority, of course, and include only 17 Republicans. [/snip]
J Street — Tell your Representative: Sign the Dent-Price Letter
http://act.jstreet.orhttp://act.jstreet.org/sign/pdcpletter/g/sign/pdcpletter/
Text, signatories:
http://fcnl.org/issues/iran/diplomacy_with_iran_letter/
Iran wants more Obama concessions: ‘Pleasing words do not suffice’
http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/07/18/iran-wants-more-obama-concessions-pleasing-words-do-not-suffice/