BAKU TO MAKE GEOPOLITICAL CHOICE BETWEEN US, RUSSIA AND IRAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
01.04.2010 12:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Raymond Tanter, former senior staff member of the US
National Security Council, said that Baku may soon face a geopolitical
choice between Iran, Russia and U.S.

According to him, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
between the United States and Russia to all appearance envisages joint
operation of Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan. "The possibility is
now higher than during the Bush administration," Turan agency quoted
Tanter as saying.

"Meanwhile, Iran may accuse Baku of violation of the bilateral
agreement prohibiting use of their territory by third countries for
hostile purposes. In this case, Azerbaijan will have to choose between
the superpowers and conniving with Tehran," Tanter noted.

He added that Azerbaijan would be much better off under the cooperation
of Moscow and Washington in this issue than under the sway of Tehran,
which "aspires to export the Islamic revolution to Azerbaijan."

Currently Tanter is serving as President of Iran Policy Committee in
Washington DC.