Iran – Page 35 – Asia Times

Bashar al-Assad grafitti. Photo: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

No hope for Syria while Assad remains in power

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

UN soldiers look out on a post at Mount Avital, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near the Israeli-Syrian border on February 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

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

Israel repeats past mistakes as it creates buffer zone in Syria

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim March 3, 2018February 18, 2020

People walk in Mall of Qatar in Doha, on July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Naseem Zeitoon

AT Finance, Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Turkey, World

Qatar weathers the storm

by Jonathan Gorvett March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

An oil production platform in Iran's Soroush oil fields. Photo: Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

In a blow to Trump, Europe seeks gas supplies from Iran

by Emanuele Scimia February 23, 2018

Tehran protest December 2017. Photo: Flickr Commons

China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Iran protests: a ‘gray zone’ of opportunity

by Andrew Brennan February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

Smoke rises from Syria's Afrin region, pictured from near the Turkish town of Hassa, on the Turkish-Syrian border, on January 20, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Osman Orsal

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Afrin marks the point of collapse for American influence in Syria

by David P. Goldman February 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Hijab-wearing woman. Photo: Flickr Commons

Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Casting off a symbol of political submission

by Sabena Siddiqui February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters

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

US baits Turkey in hopes of ending Ankara’s Russian dalliance

by MK Bhadrakumar February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock

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

Ending America’s disastrous role in Syria

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 19, 2018

Pakistani paramilitary troops take part in combat drills during a ceremony in connection with '53rd Frontier Corps Week' in Peshawar, Pakistan, November 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s Saudi deployment risks entanglement in Yemen

by Saikat Datta and Kunwar Khuldune Shahid February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Data from smartphones and apps is at risk. Photo: iStock

China, Iran, Middle East, World

Mobile apps, smartphones pose a clear and present danger

by Stephen Bryen February 17, 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

Iran targets traders, but rial’s plunge points to broader public mistrust

by Asia Times staff February 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Kremlin via Reuters

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

US keen on Russia distancing itself from Iran’s Syrian ambitions

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

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on May 23, 2016, shows Rouhani (left) arriving for a press briefing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after signing a three-way transit agreement regarding Iran's southern Chabahar port. Photo: AFP / Iranian Presidential handout

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Maldives, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Modi a match for Trump as he picks his own foreign policy course

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

A Patriot missile launcher near the Israeli city of Eila. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez

Afghanistan, Chengdu, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

Iran’s stealth drone was shot down in a new way

by Stephen Bryen February 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A member of Israeli security personnel inspects fragments of a Syrian anti-aircraft missile found in Alonei Abba, about two miles from where the remains of a crashed F-16 Israeli war plane were found in the village of Alonei Abba, in Israel, on February 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun

AT Finance, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Plane’s downing sends message to Iran as well as Israel

by Sami Moubayed February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli security forces walk next to the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the Israeli village of Harduf, Israel on February 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Herzie Shapira

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

Downing of fighter jet damages Israel’s strategic position

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

US Marines stand on the top of an M1A1 tank. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East

Iran-backed Shiite militias used US Abrams tanks against Kurds in Iraq

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

Deep inside the Catacombs of Paris. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Guidance from the Ghost of Richelieu

by Spengler February 5, 2018February 5, 2018

A Malaysian Shiite Muslim performs religious rites inside a place of worship in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan

AT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, World

No safe place for SEAsia’s Shia Muslims

by David Hutt February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian Revolutionary Guard members drive a speedboat in front of an oil tanker. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

Iran, Middle East, World

Iranian drone surveillance of US warships increasing: Pentagon

by Asia Times staff January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia has deep historical roots. Illustration: iStock

France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Saudi-Iran relations: story behind a clash of regional leadership

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan January 29, 2018January 29, 2018

Vladimir Putin fires a sport gun at a sports complex outside Sochi on March 9, 2012. Photo: AFP/Ria Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Putin’s Sochi conference on Syria looks to be a talking shop

by Sami Moubayed January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian Americans in Ali Khamenei (left) and Hasan Rouhani masks rally against the regime near the United Nations building in New York on September 20, 2016. Photo: AFP / Don Emmert

India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Unrest in Iran will continue until religious rule ends

by Haidar Khezri January 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front of Turkish troops near the Syrian border at Hassa, Hatay province, on January 22, 2018. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

America’s Syrian humiliation is worse than it looks

by David P. Goldman January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Source: Artisan Entertainment / YouTube screen grab

Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Reservoir Dogs in Syria

by David P. Goldman January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

An LNG terminal in Yangkou Port in Nantong city, which is in China's Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP

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

‘Make Trade, Not War’ is China’s daring plan in the Middle East

by Pepe Escobar January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Unpredictable perhaps, but certainly not a madman

by Leon Hadar January 16, 2018

Human trafficking is a global plague, including in Pakistan. Photo: iStock

India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

Too little recognition of human trafficking in Pakistan

by Atta Rasool Malik January 15, 2018

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

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

Iranians’ best hope: a regime focused on domestic reform

by Geoffrey Hoon January 14, 2018February 18, 2020

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