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Syria: Behind Iran’s Call for Diplomacy
Interesting sub-plot developing in the Syrian crisis: Iran desperately wants in on diplomacy. The media is pretty much on top of Tehran’s multi-track approach of guns, butter and diplomacy, but there’s...
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Russia Leans Back Toward Iran
With the Rouhani presidency just around the corner, Moscow – reportedly concerned about the lack of progress in nuclear diplomacy – is allowing Tehran to cuddle up again like in the good old days: with...
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Rushing Nuclear Deal at UNGA, Forgetting something…
It’s that time again: the UN General Assembly is set to open on September 24, but already the media (and Rouhani’s tweeter account) are ablaze with updates. The session and its margins are expected to...
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Russia- Iran boredom
Anyone notice how little appears in western media outlets about Moscow’s conduct on the Iranian nuclear crisis? Or, for that matter, how slanted the Russia media is when it comes to Iran? If the...
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Crimea: The Chink In Europe’s Iran Armor
Recent developments in Crimea, which have resulted in the de-facto annexation of the territory to the Kremlin, has diverted attention away from the nuclear talks that ended in Vienna this week. But...
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Iran’s Great Game in Yemen Downplayed by Press
Despite Saudi Arabia’s announcement that its air campaign in Yemen was subsiding, several incidents this week – most with Iranian involvement – indicated that the crisis in the war-torn country was far...
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Does Concern Outweigh Joy Over Nuclear Deal?
After 20 months of drawn-out talks, Iran and the world powers have struck a final-status nuclear deal. As reports of the agreement (full text here) started streaming in on Tuesday, so did the jubilant...
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Don’t Report Iran’s Syria Hypocrisy – Confront It
Remember that time, not so long ago, when Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stood before the General Assembly of the United Nations and blamed Washington for the violence in the Middle East, while...
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Tehran’s Doubletalk On Syria
There’s a ceasefire (sort of) in Syria – a fragile breather amid years of bloodshed and carnage. Iran, which according to The Guardian is poised to be one of the “winners” of the conflict, was quick to...
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What’s good for Russia is good for Iran
The Obama administration acted swiftly against Russia. The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds due to Russian violations of “established international norms of...
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