[Marxism] A U.S.-Iranian thaw?

[Ethan Young]

[These items come from a hawkish Israeli news site.]


DEBKAfile Exclusive: Saudi-Iranian rapprochement gains impetus with Washington’s 
blessing. Moscow sets timetable to finish Bushehr reactor

December 13, 2007, 9:26 PM (GMT+02:00)

Saudi king Abdullah has invited Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be the first Islamic 
Republic president to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca, which begins on Dec. 18. 
It will be their second public appearance together in two weeks. Their first was 
at the GCC summit in Doha, where they arrived hand in hand. DEBKAfile and 
DEBKA-Net-Weekly have closely tracked the unfolding of the Saudi-brokered 
Washington-Tehran dialogue, moving on now to the evolution of Riyadh’s own epic 
rapprochement with Tehran.

This development signals Saudi recognition of Iran and its president as regional 
powers and King Abdullah’s willingness to share his Middle East leadership role 
with an Iranian partner. The rug is implicitly pulled from under the 
international campaign to punish Iran severely for its nuclear activities, while 
Tehran’s ally Syria and surrogates, Hizballah, Hamas and Jihad Islami, gain new 
standing.

Moscow has also announced a timetable for finishing Iran’s nuclear reactor at 
Bushehr complete with fuel, confirming DEBKAfile’s report of Dec. 4.

Bush Embarks on Saudi-Brokered Deal with Tehran
December 8, 2007, 10:02 PM (GMT+02:00)