It appears that the focus is on the U.S. - Iran talks, scheduled for May 28th at Asia-Times:
Tehran ignores the bluff and bluster
by M.K. Bhadrakumar
On the eve of the Baghdad dialogue, the US has accused Iran of planning a major "summer offensive" in Iraq, details have been leaked of covert operations against Iran, and the US is strutting more naval stuff in the Persian Gulf. All the same, Washington is manifestly uneasy that it is being called on to negotiate from a position of weakness. The bottom line: Tehran knows the US needs its cooperation to extricate itself from the crisis in Iraq.
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Dialogue amid rattling sabers
by Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
Iran has shrugged off the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency that it is still defiantly progressing with its uranium-enrichment program, insisting it is within its rights. At the same time, the "military option" against Iran remains firmly in the US spotlight, even though this simply poisons the environment for fruitful US-Iran dialogue.
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How Damascus can help US find its lost keys
by Sami Moubayed
The US administration is searching for solutions in Lebanon because there seemingly is no light in Iraq - the real place where it should be looking for its "lost keys". And the first place to go for help in its hunt is Damascus: Syria wants to be seen as part of the solution to the Middle East, rather than as part of the problem
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Iraq's Sadrists follow Hezbollah's path
by Mahan Abedin
The ill-disciplined and fragmented Sadr movement in Iraq led by Muqtada al-Sadr is worlds apart from the iron-clad discipline and sophistication of Hezbollah, through which Iran exerts extensive influence in Lebanon. Despite these challenges, the Sadr movement can be used by Tehran to consolidate its influence in Iraq and to manage hostilities with the United States.
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Pertinent Links:
1) Tehran ignores the bluff and bluster
2) Dialogue amid rattling sabers
3) How Damascus can help US find its lost keys
4) Iraq's Sadrists follow Hezbollah's path
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