In Iran it is felt that the United States is pursuing a tough strategy in Asia, says Iranian ambassador to Finland Seyed Rasoul Mousavi. The importance of such an Asia strategy for the United States is underlined by both the EU’s and the US’ own problems, Asian energy reserves and Asia’s growing young population.

Mousavihas written several studies of NATO strategy in the Caucasus and the Middle East. At our meeting, he stressed that he is not a politician but a researcher who happens to be Iran’s Ambassador to Finland, formerly to Tajikistan. He shared Iranian views on the turbulent decade in the Middle East with us.

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