Iran’s Rouhani eyes leading role in anti-terror campaign
A conference in Iran aims to position the country as the leading fighter against terrorism in the region instead of foreign troops.
Tehran was the scene of fresh diplomatic maneuvering this week as the Foreign Ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) sponsored an anti-terrorism conference.
The two-day conference, dubbed the World Against Violence and Extremism (aka WAVE), was attended Dec. 9-10 by representatives of more than 40 countries.
Tehran's decision to hold the WAVE conference follows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's proposal of the WAVE initiative in his first address to the UN General Assembly in September 2013.
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved Rouhani's WAVE proposal on Dec. 18, 2013.
