During a visit to the US-allied United Arab Emirates [May 13], Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the withdrawal of all US troops from the Persian Gulf region. [Reuters [2], May 13] He also promised "severe retaliation" to any attack on Iran by the United States. [AlJazeera [3], May 14] Ahmadinejad's bluster comes as US and Iranian representatives look likely to meet in the coming weeks to discuss how to stabilize the precarious security situation in Iraq. [AlJazeera [4], May 13]
From Madrid11.net Security Briefs [5], May 14
