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Russian President Vladimir Putin dances with
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding on August 18, 2018. Photo: Screen grab courtesy of RT

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Putin’s wedding trip seals marriage of convenience with Merkel

by Pepe Escobar August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past the shuttered window of the closed offices of a travel agency showing the logos of various air lines in the capital Tehran. AFP / STRINGER

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, World

European airlines take flight from Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Growing hostility toward the US is creating opportunities for China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Europe, Japan, China and Russia line up against US

by David P. Goldman August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iraqi peddler displays Iranian currency for sale in the capital Baghdad, on August 9, 2018. Caught in the crossfire between its key allies Tehran and Washington, Iraq's economy could suffer the heaviest collateral damage from the US reimposing sanctions against Iran. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Baghdad grapples with ‘curse’ of US sanctions on Iran

by Omar al-Jaffal August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

One riff from a geopolitical supergroup and the hounds of hell could break loose. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Chongqing, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

So what will The Sanctioned supergroup do?

by Pepe Escobar August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting after an official welcoming ceremony at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP/Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency

China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Riding on Qatari wings, multipolarity arrives in the Middle East

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh and Washington on August 13, 2018, as they take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP / Stringer

Iran, Israel, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

The hour when children die: What is going on in Yemen?

by Vijay Prashad August 16, 2018

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (C) is welcomed by officials upon his arrival in Ankara, Turkey on August 14, 2018. The Iraqi leader over the weekend canceled a scheduled visit to Tehran after announcing his government would adhere to US sanctions on Iran. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Muhammed Selim Korkutata

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

Iraqi PM downplays sanctions on Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman (center) and the chairman of Jordan's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant-General Mahmoud Freihat (left), appear with other defense ministers and officials of the 41-member Saudi-led Muslim counterterrorism alliance, formed in 2015. Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Arab NATO’ faces challenges, question marks

by Jonathan Gorvett August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev walk along a Caspian Sea embankment while participating in the Fifth Caspian Summit in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Photo: Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

All hands on deck: the Caspian sails towards Eurasia integration

by Pepe Escobar August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Life carries on in Tehran despite the threat of US sanctions. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Fatemeh Bahrami

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Economic war on Iran is war on Eurasia integration

by Pepe Escobar August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) and President Hassan Rouhani at a meeting with foreign embassies and diplomatic mission representatives of Iran. Photo: Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump scores an own-goal in the game against Iran

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason patrols the Red Sea with two Cyclone-class patrol craft in 2016. Photo: AFP/ US Navy

China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East

Israel sees risks, opportunities in Bab el-Mandeb

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim August 11, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting on July 18, 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC. In a file photo taken on May 2, 2018, a handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Hassan Rouhani giving a speech on Iranian TV in Tehran. Photo: AFP and Iranian Presidency / Nicholas Kamm and Handout

China, European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

The knife in Iran’s back: Trump opens door to chaos

by Vijay Prashad August 9, 2018

Political activist Samar Badawi, the sister of the jailed blogger Raif Badawi, was swept up in the latest crackdown on human rights activists in Saudi Arabia. The move prompted criticism by Canada. Photo: AFP/Alex Wong

China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi claims ‘badge of pride’ in break with Canada

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

A cleric speaking on Friday to a crowd of protesters in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Photo: AFP

Iran, Middle East

Iran unrest could ‘lead to chaotic civil war’

by Asia Times staff August 7, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

Iran, Middle East, World

Pompeo vows to enforce ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions

by Paul Muir August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Europe wants at least one Iranian bank to remain connected to the world in the wake of new US sanctions. Image: iStock

Iran, Middle East, World

Iran detains top forex official

by Paul Muir August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi after a joint press conference in Beijing. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, World

China refuses to cut oil imports from Iran: report

by Asia Times staff August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit on Syria on April 4. Photo: AFP / Adem Altan

AT Finance, China, Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, Syria, Turkey, World

The Bleak House of the US-Turkey alliance

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 3, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House on March 20 in Washington DC. Photo: AFP/ Mandel Ngan

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

An ‘Arab NATO’ and America’s militarized Mideast policy

by Christina Lin August 3, 2018

Peace activists in Afghanistan wrote a letter to the citizens of Pakistan and signed it in blood. Photo:Facebook

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Blood, sweat and tears as activists protest against Taliban

by Ruchi Kumar July 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The Saudi Arabian frigate HMS Al-Dammam maneuvers into position, with its helicopter circling overhead during Exercise Eager Lion in 2014. Photo: US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesse A. Hyatt/Wikipedia Commons

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, World

Did the Houthis sink a warship or hit an oil tanker?

by Stephen Bryen July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a group picture during the 10th BRICS summit on July 26, 2018 in Johannesburg. Photo: AFP/Gianluigi Guercia

AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

How BRICS Plus clashes with the US economic war on Iran

by Pepe Escobar July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

An Omani man drives a motorcycle through the flooded streets of Nizwa, Oman, after monsoon rains touched down. Photo: iStock

European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Climate change, politics and conflict: the Middle East’s volatile mix

by Jonathan Gorvett July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of Defence James Mattis. Photo: Retuers/Eric Vidal

Australia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, World

Pentagon downplays report of possible Iran strike

by Asia Times staff July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

According to the US Treasury Department, Iran has now been cut off from the SWIFT financial messaging system. Photo: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Iran to launch state-backed crypto to sidestep US sanctions

by Pete Sabine July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi

European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Oil spikes after Trump lashes out at Iran on Twitter

by Asia Times staff July 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

European Union, Iran, Middle East, World

Pompeo encouraging Iranian diaspora to support protesters

by Paul Muir July 23, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman raises her fist through the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran. Photo: AFP

European Union, France, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

Facing protests at home, Iran supports terror abroad

by Joseph Hammond July 21, 2018

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