Iran's Islamic Offensive

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati is in the midst of an extensive tour of the Arab world as Iran steps up its diplomatic offensive to garner international support in the face of growing concern that the US and Iran may yet come to blows. Velayati is visiting a series of Muslim countries in an attempt to use next December's Summit of the Islamic Conference Organisation (lCO) in Tehran as a mechanism for improving its standing in the region.