Iran
U.S. sanctions against Iran step up the threat of war
August 13, 2018New U.S. sanctions on Iran are not about acting in the interests of the Iranian people and freeing them from an oppressive regime. They're entirely about the power balance in the Middle East.
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Farhad Azima avoids spotlight, despite Iran-Contra and Panama Papers connections
July 11, 2018In the swirl of controversy about Paul Manafort and the Russia investigation, much else has gone almost ignored.
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New Iran sanctions: Prelude to war and nuclear arms race
May 25, 2018What a war will almost certainly do is re-ignite Iran’s push to build a nuclear weapon. If that happens, Saudi Arabia will follow, and the world will be faced with several new nuclear powers.
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Dark times have Germany, like the world, on a tightrope
May 18, 2018Merkel’s occasional criticism of Trump policy reflects a tug-of-war amongst those who determine German policy.
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Trump’s Iran decision makes world more dangerous, says atomic expert
May 9, 2018Former head of the IAEA Mohamed el-Baradei called the decision to withdraw from the agreement “a tantrum and an act of bravado” by Trump.
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