A Plan B to Contain the Islamic Republic When U.S. President Joe Biden assumed office, he was determined to resuscitate the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), from which his predecessor, Donald Trump, had unilaterally withdrawn the United States in 2018. Biden …
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12 March
Arabian Gulf Cup Football Tournament Sparks Conflict Between Iraq And Iran Over Use Of Name ‘Arabian Gulf’ Vs. ‘Persian Gulf,’ And Over Iraq’s Membership In Arab World Vs. Iran’s Influence Zone
The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament, held in January 2023 in Basra, Iraq, sparked diplomatic tensions between Iraq and Iran by reigniting the old argument over the use of the name Arabian Gulf, favored by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries, as opposed to Persian Gulf, which is favored …
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12 March
Iran Says Open To Talks With Saudi Arabia In Iraq
Iran is ready for a new round of fence-mending talks with Saudi Arabia in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad. This is according to Iran’s Nour News on Wednesday, adding that the country is determined to strike an agreement. Nour News, affiliated with the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), …
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12 March
US Doesn’t Foresee Russia Making ‘Major’ Territorial Gains In Ukraine This Year
The United States does not believe Russia will “make major territorial gains” in Ukraine this year, U.S. intelligence chief Avril Haines told lawmakers on Wednesday, and may have trouble sustaining its year-long offensive. She told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia is “suffering high casualty rates” and that if it …
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12 March
Why Sabotage Is A Growing Form Of Warfare In Ukraine – OpEd
On February 8, Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh published an articledetailing the role of the U.S. and Norway in the September 26, 2022, Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions. U.S. officials denied the findings, while Russia, which previously blamed the UK for the attack, hailed the article as proof of …
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12 March
Turkey’s Veto: Why Erdogan Is Blocking Finland And Sweden’s Path To NATO – Analysis
Finland and Sweden grew closer to Western institutions in the post-Cold War era, and EU accession in 1995 meant that Stockholm and Helsinki finally abandoned their neutrality policies. Both countries remained militarily non-aligned but cooperation with NATO increased through the Partnership for Peace program and increasing participation in NATO missions …
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12 March
Saudi Arabia’s Quest For The Ultimate Political Play-Off – Analysis
The Saudi strategic gambit continues to face challenges. There are obstacles in the withdrawal of American interests from the region and ramifications from the USS Quincy Memorandum, the resultant power vacuum, and power play between states like China, India, and Russia to fill it. Moreover, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious socio-economic reforms …
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12 March
Russia has a boot on Georgia’s spine. Literally
Yes, in the geopolitical situation in which Georgia finds itself – not being a member of NATO, but having Russian bases on its territory – it could be considered understandable that the rulers there refrain from a clear anti-Russian stance. However, the very similar to the Russian law on “foreign …
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12 March
Human rights thank you
According to the new law in Great Britain, refugees without the possibility of asylum should be deported. That is foolish and inhuman. It was the main reason for Brexit: the majority of Britons voted to leave the European Union because they don’t want any refugees on their island. Prime Minister …
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12 March
Rishi can stop illegal immigration – if he keeps the European court quiet
Sunak’s new law goes as far as possible under the European Convention. If it fails, we will have to leave The debate about the Channel crossings is as dishonest as with immigration as a whole. The Left has no interest in stopping the waves of migrants who reach our shores, …
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