Iran demands to be an observer in the Arab League

The spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, Hameed Rida Asifi, said yesterday that Iran asked the Arab League to give it the status of an observer in the Arab League.

The Iranian papers quoted Asifi as saying that the director of the foreign ministry affairs for the Middle East and North Africa, Muhammad Ali Sabahani, "submitted this request so as to have Iran an observer in the AL during his meeting with the secretary general of the Arab League ( Amr Moussa) on November 13, and we are waiting for the answer."

This is, however, the first time in which Iran submits such a request which created controversy between the supporters and opposers of this request even for an Iranian status as an observer at the League.