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Published in: Home: OpinionIran’s retaliatory strike did far more damage than Trump will admitWith reports of dozens of casualties, US military planners may be reticent to escalate conflict.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran and Muqtada al-Sadr’s alliance against the revolution in IraqIraq’s uprising is unmasking all the sectarian leaders attempting to ride the revolutionary wave.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWould most Iranians vote no to an Islamic republic?The majority of Iranians yearn for a political system that is accountable and can uphold the truth.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran’s protests: misrepresentation and the silence of western alliesIranian protesters are stuck in the crossfire between the right-left political spectrum of the West.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Trump is outrageous – but US foreign policy is the killerTrump’s assassination of Qessim Soleimani follows a policy of international lawlessness that has been supported by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran: wanting revenge but needing compromiseHow is Soleimani’s demise likely to alter Iran’s policy options?
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Published in: HomeThere’s one way Iran could cost Trump the electionAs the Pentagon rushes forces into the Mediterranean, Christian Zionists in the US will be pleased – but don’t...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIt was a bloodbath in Iran, but why should you care?A radical shift in understanding international relations is needed to form an unapologetically socialist and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe revolution has died: Iranian protests in panoramic perspectiveThe recent protests draw the final curtain on a story that began with the revolution of 1979 and its aspiration for...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAn Iranian crisis of representationThe recent round of spontaneous protests against the petrol price hike has to be contextualized as part of the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS and Iran both need a new dealBreaking the current impasse requires an interim gesture by the US which provides Iran with the incentive it needs...
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Published in: HomeDismal failure of Saudi defences may entangle US just where Iran wants itLong-term political consequences could be even more serious for the US and its allies than the uselessness of their...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPersian Wikipedia: an independent source or a tool of the Iranian state?Is Iran catching up with the trend of censorship outsourcing and using Persian Wikipedia towards this end?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMakhlouf no more? Russia is calling in the debts in SyriaRumors about Rami Makhlouf’s asset seizures might be signaling divisions between Russia and Iran in Syria.
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Published in: HomeUS and UK struggle to find friends against Iran – and Iraq wants its sky backIs it 2003 all over again – but with Iran and Iraq on the same side this time?
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Published in: HomeBritish navy goes all in with Trump against IranAre Boris and Donald the new Blair and Bush? Movements of the UK’s handful of destroyers suggest they might be.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWar is no solution to the US-Iran standoffNothing other than direct talks can offer a prospect for a solution to the crisis.
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Published in: HomeWhy Iran has a speedboat swarm that’s punching above its weightIn the 1980s Iran learned its frigates were no match for the US Navy. But its many small, nimble attack craft can...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe missing three-letter word in the Iran crisisOil’s enduring sway in U.S. policy in the Middle East
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Published in: HomeIran and friends use bombs and missiles to give a taste of war to comePower vacuums in the Pentagon as a pattern of attacks across the Middle East look suspiciously like a demonstration...
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