Iran's war on fundamentalism
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The Iranian president, Muhammad Khatami, is challenging fundmentalists in Iran and the Taliban in Afghanistan. He is likely to be successful in his domestic policies but there are dangers in a confrontation with Afghanistan. Iranians have been captured in Afghanistan and Iran sees the Taliban as a threat to its national security. The Taliban Muslims are Sunnis and are seen as too rigid by Shia Muslims in Iran. Vigilantes in Iran have attacked moderate attending prayers, and Khatami has declared such violence to be intolerable.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
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Tetchy neighbours
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There is concern in Iran about the advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Iran supports an alliance of opposition groups which is concentrated in an area where the Taliban has advanced in Aug 1998. Iranian trucks have been seized and an Iranian mission has been stormed. Iran argues that the Taliban was created by Pakistan, from where the movement emerged, out of refugee camps, and Saudi Arabia and the US. Only Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates recognise the rule of the Taliban.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
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Benevolent neutrality
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Iran appears to be moving towards US and European policies regarding the future of Afghanistan once the Taliban is overthrown. Iran's new approach is one of pragmatic neutrality, and it may compromise on certain elements of a new Afghan regime.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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