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Is Iran emerging as a global power?

It ranks second in global natural gas reserves and has substantial oil reserves with plenty of growth potential in both energy sectors. This guarantees that the Islamic Republic will play a key long-term role in the world's increasingly important energy equation. The US has also been engaged in talks with Tehran over how to stabilise Iraq - an acknowledgment that Iran could hold the key to regional security.What does Iran's growing influence mean for its neighbours?

Published: Thursday, 19 June 2008, 04:38 PM Mecca time, 01:38 PM GMT
 
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