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Published in: Home: OpinionThe Iraq War 20 years on: End of the US’s post-9/11 neoconservative dream
OPINION: The 2003 Iraq war led to huge numbers of civilian deaths, and continuing insurgencies in the Middle East and Africa
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Published in: Home: OpinionIranian nuclear deal threatened by political turmoil in Iran and Israel
OPINION: Anti-government protests in both countries jeopardise already shaky deal to limit Iran’s nuclear programme
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Published in: Home: FeatureHow Britain’s broken asylum system props up the Iranian government
Exclusive: Iran’s leaders use the UK’s increasingly hostile asylum policies to warn political refugees against fleeing
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Published in: Home: OpinionAre circumstances now aligned for possible war in the Middle East?
With instability in Iran, a right-wing government in Israel and new Gulf alliances, the region may be ripe for war
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Published in: oDR: FeatureKyiv’s Iranian diaspora condemns drones and state repression
Russia’s use of Iran-made drones has emphasised the sense of a shared struggle between Iranians at home and in Ukraine
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Published in: 50.50: NewsHow I’m fighting for Iranian women from the outside
Iranian women outside Iran have an important role in the protests against the regime, explains one activist
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureI travelled around Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This is what I saw
As an Iranian woman, I understood the fear and oppression facing Afghan women. I had to tell their stories to the world
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionRaisi’s first 100 days: a bad omen for what lies ahead for Iran
Hopes for a better future for Iran, amid resumption of talks on the nuclear deal, seem slim while the regime remains...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcome
Nobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureAfghans fleeing the Taliban face death, deportation and push-backs in Turkey
With financial support from the EU, Turkey has toughened up its migration policies – putting hundreds of thousands at risk
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWho decides Iran’s presidential elections?
On Friday, Iranians will go to the polls to vote for the new president. But the will of the people is not the only...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureIran’s leaders ‘are responsible’ for executing 30,000 political prisoners
A survivor of the 1988 massacre says he is ready to testify before the UN about the role of Iran’s leaders in the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewIran’s decade of protests: an interview with Firoozeh Farvardin and Nader Talebi
Iranian academics Farvardin and Talebi discuss the grievances behind the protests, and their future trajectories
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisDid the UN inadvertently recognise Iran’s guardianship of Iraq?
A recent visit to Tehran suggests that the UN is officially recognising Iran's presence – and interference – in its...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisJoe Biden steps into a high-wire dance with Iran hardliners over nuclear deal
The US is trying to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action before Iranian President Rouhani leaves office in...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisWhat the Cuban missile crisis teaches us about US-Iran diplomacy today
The 1962 stand-off offers insights into dealing with the crisis following the US’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhile the world was locked down, Yemen faced an apocalyptic year
With the international community preoccupied with COVID-19, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis worsened,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat does Biden’s presidency mean for the future of the Gulf?
Will the new president undo Trump’s hawkish stance on Iran, Yemen, Libya and Qatar?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat can the 2019 uprisings in North Africa and West Asia teach us?
Only by building regional bridges can effective resistance to global capitalism be achieved.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran’s #MeToo movement challenges patriarchy and western stereotypes
The movement is part of a global outpouring of anger against male privilege, with Iranian women as agents who do not...