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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA call for sanity and tolerance in Iran at a time of national emergency
An open letter to Iran’s head of judiciary and deputy leader of Iran’s council of experts, Hojat-ol Eslam Ebrahim Raissi.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen: the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the war torn country
The 5th anniversary of the war in Yemen is a time for stock taking about the changes in the past year and prospects...
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Published in: HomeIs US and Iranian military posturing meant to distract from COVID-19 failure?
It would be crazy to start a major war in the middle of the pandemic – but don’t put anything past Trump and his...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIranian hardliners 'engineer’ parliamentary elections in a show of defiance
Many in Iran had foreseen the outcome since 2018 when President Trump first sealed the fate of the reformists by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran’s ongoing war against its religious minorities
Iran celebrates the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution by continuing its ongoing war against religious minorities.
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Published in: Home: OpinionIran’s retaliatory strike did far more damage than Trump will admit
With 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 Iraq
Iraq’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 allies
Iranian 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 killer
Trump’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 compromise
How 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 election
As 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 perspective
The 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 representation
The 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 deal
Breaking 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 it
Long-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 Syria
Rumors 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 back
Is it 2003 all over again – but with Iran and Iraq on the same side this time?