Iran Plays up Its Card as a Peacemaker
Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Asia Times | September 25, 2008
Ban Ki-moon lauded Tehran's mediating role in the Caucasus, which surely is music to the ears' of Iran's president. ++ Ahmadinejad adopted the language of post-hegemony and portrayed Iran as the leader of a new global alliance for peace and, thereby, as an alternative to the US. ++ Some developing countries' diplomats appreciate Tehran's criticism of NATO's role in Georgia and Afghanistan. ++ The global financial crises and unpopularity of President Bush make it easy - maybe to easy – for such dissatisfaction to be heard.
