All are Paki sites. The USA Today page simply links to the original article by the Nation.pk.
USA Today is simply aggregating news
Agree to all your PointsIMO, if the current trends continue, we will see a new China-Pakistan-Iran axis that is not only a concern for India, but will also be a concern for the GCC and Arab states, Israel and the US. The swing staes would be what Russia and CARs do as these have close linkages with atleast China and Iran on many issues. The Saudis and other GCC states have atleast since 2010 have been giving thinly veiled warninings to Pakistan against "joining" Iran but ofcourse, when Pakistan sees the close ties of the GCC states with the US there is only so much the Pakistanis would be willing to listen to them.
In any case, the US and the GCC states together will be trying their best to wean Pakistan away from Iran throught the sticks of santions and carrots of trade deals but only time will tell how the GoP and PA/ISI respond to this. Certainly the more rabid section of the PA/ISI led by Mirza Aslam Beg and Hamid Gul fully support cutting ties with the GCC "puppet regimes" as they call it and stregthening ties with Iran.
Nitesh,Interesting that this news has not been picked up by the Iranian state media, which is where it should have first appeared but is coming from ISI's propaganda machines Nation and PakistanToday.
Anyways, let us say this stuff is true, you bet Iranians are a clever lot.
Ahmadinejad says, "Pakistan's enemies are Iran enemies", at least the message I am getting is, Iran is suggesting to Pakistan to not go back to the US, which they are, but stand isolated just as Iran, which if Pakistan does, makes them the other irritant in the region for the west and through Pakistan being isolated, Iran stands to gain as the attention moves to Pakistan, a nuke state going rouge, then who would bother about a country which is still in the process of making nukes.
Though wont be surprised if Pakistanis would be all drooling over the statement, Iranians are a bit too clever!
Adux,Nitesh,
You are most probably right, this news item is not meant for India, but that doesnt change the fact, the India does not a nuclear Iran or Pakistan.
I will Rs.100 that he actually said those words, and if you are a serious Iran watcher, you would know that it is not beyond him by any means.
Iran maybe clever, but maybe too clever for its own good, and maybe we suffer the same.
Every tom dick and harry know, Pakistan's No.1 Enemy is India. Are we trying to change that into 'USA" to suit our view point, and behave like Ostrich?
There are many other sources out other, and most of them havent taken it from the nation, also you must have read hundreds news of Iran, with the stance they have taken on Kashmir etc and how is it even surprising, especially after their childishness in IPI. There is not even need to discuss wether this is a true statement or not, that is a given.Adux,
I have never suggested that the US is India's enemy. Let alone number one or last. Indo-US relationship ought to be the most defining relationship in times to come and one of the most strongly built, if the vision is clear on both sides.
On Iran, I have said this before and repeat, them getting nuke weapons is in no way in our favor.
About, was it said by Ahmadinejad, I am not sure, at least I dont trust Nation as source, they are an outright mouth piece of the ISI, and more so who think like hamid gul.