THERE ARE NOW 193 STATES THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS, AND ABOUT 150 COUNTRIES ARE GOING TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE NON-ALIGNED MEETING IN TEHRAN.

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August 26, 2012 

120 NAM Countries Head to Iran Despite Western Pressure 

Vijay Prashad: Syria will be the big issue in the Non Aligned Summit in Iran, with many heads of state visiting Tehran in spite of US/Israeli campaign to isolate Iran

Bio 

Vijay Prashad is a professor of international studies at Trinity College. Among the many books he has authored are The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World and Arab Spring, Libyan Winter. He also writes regularly for Asia Times Online, Frontline magazine and Counterpunch.