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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Protests banned in Iran; election results hotly disputed.
- Netanyahu states support for Palestinian state, with strict conditions attached.
- Japan opposition wins by-election.
- SCO summit opens in Russia.
Top of the Agenda: Iran Aftermath, Netanyahu Speech
Iran's disputed presidential vote continued to cast a long shadow following a weekend of conflicting news reports. Today the New York Times reports Iran's government has banned protests planned by the country's reformist opposition, which says it won Friday's vote, and that the government has moved to detain protestors and critics. http://m1e.net/
The Washington Post has a news analysis saying U.S. President Barack Obama's muted response to the apparent political turmoil in Iran reflects the challenges Iran's electoral aftermath poses for the Middle East peace process and for the U.S. administration. http://m1e.net/
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a watershed speech at Bar Ilan University yesterday, prompting very mixed response from the major players in the Mideast peace process and from analysts. Here is the text of the speech. http://m1e.net/
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter criticized the speech on the same grounds, saying in an address to Israeli lawmakers that Netanyahu's demands that Israeli settlement expansion continue and that Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state despite its non-Jewish minority could scuttle hopes for peace (Haaretz). http://m1e.net/
Analysis and Background:
Gary Sick, who worked on Iranian affairs for three U.S. administrations, says in an interview that Washington should react cautiously to Iran's apparently "stolen" election. http://m1e.net/
An interactive timeline of U.S.-Iran relations. http://m1e.net/
A Crisis Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. http://m1e.net/
PACIFIC RIM: Japan By-Election
Japan's opposition Democratic Party (DPJ) won its third straight by-election ahead of closely-watched general elections later this year (BBC). http://m1e.net/
N.KOREA-S.KOREA: North Korea said South Korean requests for the United States provide extended nuclear deterrence were a "criminal act" aimed at provoking a war (Yonhap). http://m1e.net/
SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA: SCO Summit
Leaders from China and eight other countries, mainly in Central Asia, gathered in Russia today for meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (BBC). http://m1e.net/
This Backgrounder profiles the SCO. www.cfr.org/
PAKISTAN: Pakistan's military called for a "decisive offensive" in the country's northwest aimed at capturing Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and dismantling his militant network (Dawn). http://m1e.net/
AFGHANISTAN: A new commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, took charge of U.S. operations in Afghanistan (AP). http://m1e.net/
AFRICA: Nigeria Pipeline Explosion
A blast rocked an oil pipeline in Nigeria, in a suburb of Lagos, leaving dozens injured (This Day). http://m1e.net/
ZIMBABWE: The head of a new International Monetary Fund team aimed at assessing Zimbabwe's economic performance since the installation of a unity government in February arrived in the country today (Business Day). http://m1e.net/
AMERICAS: Financial Regulatory Overhaul
The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. President Obama is set to unveil the largest overhaul of U.S. financial regulation since the 1930s, at some point this week. http://m1e.net/
MEXICO-U.S.: The Los Angeles Times reports Mexican police fleeing drug violence are not finding easy asylum in the United States. http://m1e.net/
EUROPE: Abkhazia Security
The United Nations warned that security in the Georgian breakaway territory of Abkhazia could be threatened as the UN mandate there nears an end (Reuters). http://m1e.net/
Russia ruled out direct talks with Georgia on the matter (Ria Novosti). http://m1e.net/
LATVIA: The Baltic Times reports Latvia's government won't resign despite increasing pressure due to the country's severe currency crisis. http://m1e.net/
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