By then, he says, the drama had become an Iranian affair.

Arab experts on Iranian affairs noted that the militias encourage this competition within Iran, since they benefit from it.

Experts on Iranian affairs, however, said that was about as far as Iran could go, given its strategic, economic and political relations with Moscow.

Amirahmadi is a recognized expert on Iranian affairs, and has been called on to comment on this topic in national media.

Thus, the United States became much more directly involved in Iranian affairs and oil.

She has also worked as a journalist and has been a frequent lecturer on current Iranian affairs.

The Iranian affair, of course, has led to concerns for which legislative remedies have been suggested.

Mousavian played a role in a number of key developments during his more than two decades working on Iranian foreign affairs.

They cannot, and should not, be swept aside because of an obsession with the Iranian affair.

One Administration official who has followed Iranian affairs for more than a decade said he was "very optimistic."