The JCPOA Negotiation Process

On May 8, 2018, the Trump administration formally pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear deal that the P5+1 …

A Year of Maximum US Pressure on Iran

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History of Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is strategically vital as most of the oil in the region is transferred to Europe, North America, and Asia via the waterway…

Revising Egypt’s Constitution

A former army chief, Abdelfattah el-Sisi stormed to the presidency at the 2014 polls winning 96.9 percent of the vote, a year after having led the…

2018 Year in Review

JANUARY  With signs pointing to the civil war in Syria entering its final stages and Russian President Vladimir Putin declaring victory…