Iran tells Gulf Arabs it is no threat to region
Iran told Gulf Arab states Saturday it was not a threat and wanted cooperation, in an apparent attempt to lower tensions after revelations that Gulf Arab leaders are deeply anxious about its nuclear programme.
In his first trip to the region since Wikileaks published US diplomatic reports of Gulf Arab worries about Tehran, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told a Gulf security conference in Bahrain a more powerful Iran was nothing to fear. "Our power in the region is your power and your power in the region is our power," he said in a speech to an audience including Gulf Arab officials and ministers. (Reuters)
