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Iran, Middle East

Iran’s parliament ‘thrown into chaos’ amid worsening currency crisis

by Asia Times staff April 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani hold a joint press conference following the Turkey-Russia-Iran Tripartite summit in Ankara. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Rasit Aydogan

China, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The Syrian reality show

by Spengler April 12, 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

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Iran, Russia, Turkey see their currencies tumble in tandem

by David P. Goldman April 10, 2018February 18, 2020

An Israeli air force F-15 fighter jet. Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia, Assad point finger at Israel for air base strike

by Asia Times staff April 10, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman changes Iranian rial for dollars from a street exchange dealer in Tehran. Photo: AFP/Behrouz Mehri

Iran, Middle East, World

Iran’s rial hits all-time low under pressure from US

by Asia Times staff April 9, 2018February 18, 2020

An image grab taken from a video released by the Syrian civil defence in Douma shows volunteers giving aid to children at a hospital following a reported chemical attack on the rebel-held town on April 8, 2018.
Photo: AFP/Syria Civil Defence

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump needs to take drastic action against gas attack

by Stephen Bryen April 9, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump holds an arms-sales chart with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Egypt, Germany, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia’s perilous pivot

by Shlomo Avineri April 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter is seen in Afrin, Syria. Photo: Reuters/ Khalil Ashawi

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump challenges the Russian-Turkish-Iranian alliance

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Pakistan. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

The propaganda war against Pakistan’s military

by Atta Rasool Malik April 4, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, World

Crown Prince’s overture to Syria’s Bashar while in the US

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 1, 2018February 18, 2020

The Middle East. Map: iStock

Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Saudi Arabia has to face a pro-Iranian Turkey

by Khalid Ibn Muneer March 31, 2018

US President Donald Trump holds an arms-sales chart with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

MBS feted in the US despite war atrocities in Yemen

by Pepe Escobar March 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. Photo: AFP

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Potential Saudi nuclear plants test limits of Israeli ties

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim March 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The then Syrian President Hafez al-Assad meets North Korea's Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang, in 1974. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Vietnam, World

North Korean military efforts can be traced far off home base

by Robert E. McCoy March 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, World

China taking the long road to solve the petro-yuan puzzle

by Pepe Escobar March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Hong Kong. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

Dreaming of a vibrant past and fearful of an uncertain future

by Gordon Watts and Sherry Lee March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton will take over from outgoing National Security Adviser HR McMaster on April 9. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Bolton appointment means tougher stance on Iran

by David P. Goldman March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Hawk flies back into the White House to shake up world order

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

Worst case scenario: Are North Korea's nuclear weapons designed for actual use? Photo: iStock

China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The Saudi urge for nukes is justified

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 23, 2018

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and then Israeli Prime minister Ehud Olmert attend Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on July 14, 2008. Photo: AFP / ERIC Feferberg

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, World

How Israel’s nuclear hegemony serves regional stability

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Pastun elders. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Time for Pashtuns to make clearer choices

by Atta Rasool Malik March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

An Iranian reads a newspaper with a front page showing US President Donald Trump. The headline reads 'Trump is a crazy man.' Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s targeting Iran nuclear deal ‘all about arms orders’

by Frank Chen March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Mohammad bin Salman arrives in Downing Street, London, to meet Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, on March 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Simon Dawson

Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Saudi nuclear blackmail should be nipped in the bud

by MK Bhadrakumar March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is interviewed on '60 Minutes' by Norah O'Donnell. Photo: CBS 60 Minutes screen grab

Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Saudi nukes on Chinese rockets?

by Uwe Parpart March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Pompeo will do Trump’s bidding with regard to the Middle East

by Sami Moubayed March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Mike Pompeo testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Worldwide Threats' on Feb. 13, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

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

Pompeo’s rise ups odds of Middle East war

by Gregory Aftandilian March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Rex Tillerson boards his plane at the end of a five-country swing through Africa that turned out to be his swansong as US secretary of state. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Deconstructing the sacking of Rex Tillerson

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 15, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of the Belt and Road Forum. Photo: Reuters, Lintao Zhang

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

The myth of a neo-imperial China

by Pepe Escobar March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's now former Secretary of State confers with the president in October 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

The Trump Doctrine’s search for a Trump Team goes on

by David P. Goldman March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

President Hassan Rouhani will hope to push his reform agenda. Reuters / Stephanie Keith

China, European Union, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Iran currency crackdown magnifies protest wave

by Gary Kleiman March 13, 2018

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