Shinzo Abe’s Latest Diplomatic Long Shot: Peacemaking in Iran Japan’s prime minister arrives Wednesday in Tehran, placing himself directly in the middle of a tense confrontation between the United States and Iran. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:How Corruption and Cronyism in Banking Fueled Iran’s Protests72 Turkish Jets Bomb U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militias in SyriaResolving Who Owns What Land Lies at Heart of Zimbabwe’s FuturePope Francis Comforts Peruvians Who Faced ‘Wrath of Nature’Myanmar Soldiers Sentenced for Killing 3 Civilians in KachinWildlife Trafficking Kingpin Arrested in Thailand