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The US shrugged off India’s regional strategic concerns when it unilaterally killed a top Iranian general soon after ‘allowing’ New Delhi to go ahead with its port project in southern Iran
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India cannot, should not and need not substitute Saudi Arabia as a preferred partner to Iran – or vice versa.
Continue readingHow U.S. Sanctions on Iran Are Killing Innocent People
Human Rights Watch is just the latest to draw attention to the unilateral U.S. attack on Tehran’s health care system.
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Erdogan’s government is preparing to enter Syria for a major military operation against the SDF.
Continue readingIran’s Capacity to Strike Back Should Even Make a Politically Desperate Trump Think Twice
The claim that Iran is the main “sponsor of terrorism” is one that has become a cliché from Washington to Riyadh.
Continue readingWorld Leaders Gather at the UN in the Face of War, Climate Catastrophe and Global Worker Exploitation
The fate of the planet is in the balance. But so is the fate of humanity.
Continue readingOnly the Coalition of the Foolish Wants a War With Iran
If you want to identify the most reckless powers in our world today, look no further than Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.
Continue readingThe G7 Countries Look Feeble—Iran and Brazil Could Shore Them Up
If you are sitting in Beijing or Moscow, you have to wonder about the G7.
Continue readingWhy the World Is Watching the Fate of an Iranian Tanker in the Mediterranean
The Grace 1, seized by the British in early July, has resumed its journey under a new name—and the U.S. does not approve.
Continue readingTrump’s ‘Diplomacy’ in Iran Is a Cynical Farce
The problem facing any negotiations is that the U.S. position is untenable.
Continue readingIran’s Zarif Drives Trump to Insanity
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is putting a stake in Trump’s international efforts.
Continue readingIran Simply Won’t Let Itself Be Hemmed in by the U.S. and UK
United States pressure has seen Panama remove its flag from 59 vessels linked to Iran or Syria.
Continue readingThe U.S.-Iran Standoff Can Only End When the U.S. Accepts Iran’s Right to Have a Nuclear Energy Program
The United States has had a sanctions regime in place against Iran for decades.
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