Posted on March 31st, 2007 by Marian Houk
Following research and a careful construction of the median line between the two charted coastlines, one academic specialist at the International Boundaries Research Unit of Durham University in the U.K. has posted an analysis, with a map, of the Iran-Iraq maritime boundary on this site:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/resources/iran-iraq/
The issue is also being hotly debated on this blog:
http://www.craigmurray.co.uk/weblog.html
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, International Law, Iran, Iraq, Law of the Sea Convention
Posted on March 30th, 2007 by Marian Houk
It’s no surprise that the Israelis are not overjoyed about the gift offered to them by the Arab Summit — normal relations, peace, in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-June 1967 lines.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said this in a long interview with Haaretz published on Friday:
“Olmert opened the policy section of the [...]
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Filed under: Gaza, Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on March 30th, 2007 by Marian Houk
The Associated Press is reporting that “Britain took its case to the United Nations, asking the Security Council to ‘deplore’ Iranian actions and urge the immediate release of the prisoners. But after four hours of private talks, the 15-nation council opted for a softer statement that expressed ‘grave concern’ over Iran’s actions and called [...]
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Posted on March 29th, 2007 by Marian Houk
Wire services are reporting that
“Britain took its case to free its 15 sailors and marines held by Iran to the United Nations on Thursday, asking the Security Council to support a statement that would ‘deplore’ Tehran’s action and demand their immediate release. But Security Council diplomats said the brief press statement circulated by Britain’s UN [...]
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Posted on March 28th, 2007 by Marian Houk
The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting News Network is reporting that the Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has now arrived in Riyadh for the Arab Summit. He was apparently invited only on Sunday.
“Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, heading a political delegation, arrived in Riyadh early Wednesday to attend the 19th Arab League summit in the [...]
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Filed under: Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine & Palestinians, Qatar, UN Secretary-General
Posted on March 27th, 2007 by Marian Houk
Here is an excerpt from an AP story that explains why there is confusion about the maritime border between Iraq and Iran near the Shatt al-Arab / Arvand Rood:
Iran’s border muddles captivity issue
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“A 1937 treaty gave Iraq [under British mandate until 1932, then Britain reinvaded for a couple of months in 1941] full rights to [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2007 by Marian Houk
Nobody dislikes and distrusts Iran as much as the Arab neighbors. Rhetoric from the Iraqi leadership during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war was convincing proof, in case there was any doubt.
Now, however, there is a report — mentioned so far only on the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (most of the Iranian media [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2007 by Marian Houk
An article in Haaretz today, entitled “A dangerous masked ball“, by the excellent journalist and writer Gideon Levy, asks why UN SG BAN feels compelled to go along with Israel’s boycott of the Hamas Prime Minister who is an integral part of the new Palestinian “national unity” government:
“The rules of decorum are binding: Welcome - [...]
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Filed under: Israel, Journalism and Journalists, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine & Palestinians, Quartet, UN Secretary-General
Posted on March 26th, 2007 by Marian Houk
As we are awaiting momentus news from the Middle East, where many international heavy weights are assembled to try to make some progress on the Israeli-Palestinian front, while Iraq is going to hell, here is an excerpt from a piece in the Washington Post last week, entitled Rice’s Mideast Minefield, by David Ignatius: “Secretary [...]
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Filed under: Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine & Palestinians, Quartet, UN Secretary-General
Posted on March 25th, 2007 by Marian Houk
Iranian officials now seem to know, but refuse to accept, that they now have to deal with the demands of the UN Security Council over and above — and separately from — any other consideration. Like it or not, this is their obligation as a UN member state.
This new situation was discussed at a [...]
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