Detail Did They Really Mean to Do It?; Uncertainty in Iran   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8763 (Dec. 2011), page 47. Topik: Diplomacy; International relations-UK; Politics Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.69 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel It felt at first like a throwback to 1979, when Iranian revolutionaries seized the American embassy in Tehran for 15 months and a bilateral friendship soured. In truth, relations between Iran and Britain had curdled long before November 29th, when two British diplomatic compounds in the Iranian capital were overrun in similar fashion, this time for only a few hours. As in 1979, the assault may have strengthened the hand of hardliners at home, but today's Islamic Republic can ill afford such shows of defiance. Within a week of the assault, which led to the closure of the embassy and the expulsion of the entire Iranian mission in London, the Iranian action began to look like a costly mistake. Iranian braggadocio soon turned to queasy contrition. By December 4th a senior ayatollah was describing the seizures as "illegal"; the Iranian courts, it seems, may even try some of the intruders. The country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who seems to have ordered the belated expulsion of the baseej, the regime's thuggish militia who carried out the assault, has maintained a telling silence. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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