Clinton Speaks of Shielding Mideast From Iran
By MARK LANDLER and DAVID E. SANGER
Published: July 22, 2009
PHUKET, Thailand — Stiffening the American line against Iran, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Wednesday that the United States would consider extending a “defense umbrella” over the Middle East if the country continued to defy international demands that it halt work that could lead to nuclear weapons.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Phuket, Thailand on Wednesday.








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