Presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Ankara to reinforce relations with Turkey immediately after the 2007 NIE report was released. Relations were briefly strained after President Abdullah Gul had stated that he wants the atomic threat to be eliminated from the region, perhaps a hint to Iran; however, business has remained cordial between the two countries. Despite US disapproval, they signed a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline deal in late 2007. Iran's relations with the Arab states have been complex, partly due to the Islamic Revolution of decades ago, as well as more recent efforts by the United States to establish a united front against Iran over
Mohammad Gul Khan Momand its Pashtunization (i.e. settling Pashtuns, often by force, in the north). His Pashtunization projects also included changing the lingua franca of the region from Persian to Pashto. Regardless of his actual character, he is associated with oppression and disenfranchisement among the non-Pashtuns of northern Afghanistan. Gul Khan Momand died on August 18, 1964, at the age of 79. His funeral was attended by the then Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan, and Zahir Shah. Mohammad Gul Khan Momand Mohammad Gul Khan Momand () (born January 17, 1885 – died August 18, 1964), also spelled as Mohmand, was both