"Overnight, from constant vilification, the British and other European media have shifted gears to praise Iran's 'gesture of magnanimity' hailing the 'triumph of diplomacy over force' in causing an abrupt end to the two-week-long conflict between Iran and Britain," writes Kaveh Afrasiabi on Asia Times Online. "Without doubt, both domestically and externally, Ahmadinejad's government has been strengthened." |