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Iran’s Ahmadinejad Pins Blame for UN Dispute on U.S., Not China

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pinned blame for this week’s round of United Nations sanctions on President Barack Obama, avoiding criticism of his Chinese hosts during a visit to the World Expo in Shanghai, even though they also backed the move.

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad Pins Blame for UN Dispute on U.S., Not China

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British FM in China, Iran likely on agenda (AFP via Yahoo! News)

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband was in China Monday, making a quick stop in Shanghai before heading to Beijing for talks likely to focus on Iran’s nuclear programme.

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British FM in China, Iran likely on agenda (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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Iran, China and the New Silk Road (Asia Times)

HONG KONG - Does it make sense to talk about a Beijing-Tehran axis? Apparently no, when one learns that Iran’s application to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was flatly denied at the 2008 summit in Tajikistan.

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Iran, China and the New Silk Road (Asia Times)

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Iran, China and the New Silk Road (Asia Times)

HONG KONG - Does it make sense to talk about a Beijing-Tehran axis? Apparently no, when one learns that Iran’s application to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was flatly denied at the 2008 summit in Tajikistan.

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Iran, China and the New Silk Road (Asia Times)

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Clinton: How US can handle Iran (Manila Bulletin)

BANGKOK — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared on Wednesday to sketch out how the United States might cope with a nuclear Iran — by arming its neighbours and extending a ”defence umbrella” over the region.

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Clinton: How US can handle Iran (Manila Bulletin)