The violent Sunni insurgency in Iraq (2014) undoubtedly has different implications for different countries in the region. The purpose of this article, however, is not to discuss all these implications. The article is limited to the role of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq and its implications for Iran.ISIS and Vested Interests
Apart from its nuclear bravado, Iran is simultaneously exploring new grounds up above in the sky for expanding military influence, and that is space. In early February this year, Iran fired a sounding rocket into outer space to mark the opening of its first space centre. Such rockets are usually instrument-carrying crafts designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during their sub-orbital flight. Iran also proposes to move further by launching their first home-produced satellite, "Omid" (Hope), in March 2009.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, has warned that the country would resume enriching uranium and restrict United Nations inspectors from critical information if the United States and its allies used the "language of threat" by referring Iran to the Security Council. The negotiator's threat came as a confidential draft resolution circulated at the governing board of the global nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
A New Face of Terrorism and Coming Anarchy, 15 Oct 2001Animesh Roul outlines the challenges facing the world community, particularly the US, as terrorists begin to use unconventional means to intimidate and redefine established contours of terrorism. Biological Weapon: Most Preferred WMD, 15 Nov 2001
The proliferation of nuclear weapons has emerged as an issue demanding greater attention from the international community that engaged in devising methods to fight the scourge of international terrorism. The recent disclosure by Iran that it was about to start processing 37 tonnes of raw uranium into uranium hexafluoride gas has alarmed the US and its allies in the Middle East and Europe for obvious reasons. Dealing with this situation would be difficult for the international community and particularly for the US, considering its ‘occupation’ in Iraq and Afghanistan.