Middle East
Chameleonic Opposition to an Iran Deal
In the long story of the evolving Iran nuclear issue, we naturally tend to focus on whatever is the chapter immediately before us. Right now ……Read More
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Middle East
Iraqi Government Threatens Action Against Kurds as Oil Exports Set to Begin
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs firmly stated the central government will take action, “including fiscal measures,” if Kurdistan begins exporting oil without coming ……Read More
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Trudy Rubin: Reality check on Iran
American politicians seem incapable of appraising nuclear talks with Tehran with a cool head. The preliminary deal on Iran’s nuclear program that was finalized has ……Read More
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Rouhani & Supreme Leader Deal – Protecting A Nuclear Agreement, Giving Up Political Prisoners & “Freedom”
President Rouhani has struck a deal with the Supreme Leader to protect the Government against hard-line criticism of the interim nuclear deal and further negotiations with ……Read More
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Egypt, Inflation and an Increasingly Restive Population
A joint Cato Institute – Johns Hopkins project by Professor Steve Hanke, the Troubled Currencies Project, examines the role of conflict, economic sanctions and political ……Read More
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U.N. Nuclear Chief Says Still ‘Long Way To Go’ On Iran / FREDRIK DAHL
VOF: The U.N. nuclear chief said on Friday there was “still a long way to go” to resolve a decade-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme, a note ……Read More