Here’s an excerpt from an important story from Gulf News that has been making the rounds in regional media:
Arabs must be kept in the loop about Iran, Arab League chief Amr Mousa said after a gathering of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo on Tuesday.
“I demand that no foreign [power] talks to Iran without Arabs being aware of it and having a role in the process,” Mousa said, in a direct reference to the latest US overtures towards Iran, which has been a subject of deep concern for Arab countries, especially the GCC states.
In an attempt to ease these concerns, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assured the gathering of Arab foreign ministers that GCC states would be involved in any process of reconciliation with Iran….
Prince Saud Al Faisal of Saudi Arabia recently declared that non-Arab countries should not interfere in Iraq, Lebanon or the Palestinian territories. He also called on a unified Arab position in dealing with Gulf security in light of a nuclear Iran. GCC states have a growing list of grievances towards the Persian country, such as Iranian claims to three UAE islands and Bahrain. It has been requested that these grievances be discussed at the next Arab League meeting.
The Asr-e Iran news website, which often runs slightly altered translations of English or Arabic media, had an amusing headline in their Persian adaptation:
“Arab League: Don’t talk to Iran without us; Hillary: Okay!”
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