Trump's appeal to Iranians to seize their freedom once American and Israeli strikes are finished fundamentally misreads a people whose history has taught them key lessons
[caption id="attachment_55255744" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Crown Prince and Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C)…
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[caption id="attachment_55255732" align="aligncenter" width="4388"] Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he inspects a parade during his visit to the Russian air base in Hmeimim in…
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The U.S.-Turkey relationship has a history of ups and downs. Despite decades of alliance which began with the Korean War in the Cold War era, coined with NATO membership in 1952, and continued…
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by Nadia Turki
Lord John Alderdice is a psychiatrist by profession, but as Leader of the Alliance…
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by Dennis Ross*
There has never been any doubt about how President Donald Trump views the JCPOA, the Iran nuclear deal…
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by Hanin Ghaddar
Last month, a former Iranian parliamentarian made a statement that brought back all…
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Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.
Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.
The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.
Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.
Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence
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