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Senator John McCain looks on during a press conference in July. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P Bernstein

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

Trump’s ‘America First’ vs. McCain’s ‘America Last’

by David P. Goldman July 30, 2017February 18, 2020

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Afghanistan, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Iran’s certified share momentum doubts

by Gary Kleiman July 30, 2017

A rocket is tested at the Imam Khomeini Space Centre, Iran, in this handout photo released by on July 27, 2017. Photo: Tasnim News Agency via Reuters

France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

US slaps new sanctions on Iranian firms after satellite launch

by Reuters July 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Ammar al-Hakim, pictured on June 2, 2016. Photo: AFP / Haidar Hamdani

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

Iraq’s Shiite leaders shrugging off Iran? Don’t bet on it

by Sami Moubayed July 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Hezbollah fighters plant Lebanese and Hezbollah flags at Juroud Arsal on the Syria-Lebanon border on July 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir

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

Moscow’s Syrian blues are unremitting

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

The destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul is shown on June 29, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ahmad al-Rubaye

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Empire of destruction: the reality of ‘precision warfare’

by Tom Engelhardt July 25, 2017

Maryam Mirzakhani gives a press conference after accepting a Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul on August 13, 2014. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

Iranian genius who rejected hijab is mourned by Tehran

by Sami Moubayed July 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron shake hands on July 13, 2017. Reuters / Alain Jocard

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

The Sun King and The American Friend

by Pepe Escobar July 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in Prague on November 11, 2016.Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

Bahrain, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump’s Iran policies are in a cul-de-sac

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

by Pepe Escobar July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Map of Syria: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump WH authorizes strikes on Iranian-backed forces in Syria

by Asia Unhedged July 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Shiite Muslim demonstrators burn an effigy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi on June 9, 2017. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Military chief could be new commander of ISIS

by Sami Moubayed July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A man purported to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes an appearance at a mosque in Mosul, in 2014. Photo: Reuters / social media

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Abu Bakr dead? Unlikely, but if so another ‘caliph’ will emerge

by Sami Moubayed July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

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

Is a US-Iran showdown imminent?

by Shazar Shafqat July 4, 2017July 5, 2017

Representational image. Photo: iStock

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

The emerging Turkish-Iranian alliance

by Manish Rai June 27, 2017June 27, 2017

Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani. 3Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Turkey

Qatar has 10 days to meet these 13 demands from Saudi Arabia

by Asia Unhedged June 24, 2017February 18, 2020

A man fishes as the sun sets in Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Naseem Zeitoon

Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, World

How long can Qatar’s economy withstand sanctions?

by Sami Moubayed June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

A still image taken from footage shot on June 18, 2017 and broadcast on Iranian television, purports to show missiles being fired from Iran into eastern Syria. Photo: IRINN via Reuters

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Five takeaways from Iran’s missile strike in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tehran in 2016. Photo: Reuters

China, Iran, Middle East

China, Iran conduct joint naval exercises

by Asia Unhedged June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Qatari troops take part in a joint naval exercise with US troops in the Persian Gulf on June 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Naseem Zeitoon

Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

The Gulf crisis, the Muslim Brotherhood and regional flux

by Salman Rafi June 19, 2017

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Australia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US rocket deployment triggers intense speculation

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan in January 2010. Photo: AFP Behrouz Mehri

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Nuclear proliferation claims re-open can of worms in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stanislav Krasilnikov/Tass/Host Photo Agency/Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Thailand, World

Proposed North-South Transport Corridor not just BRI rival

by Sudha Ramachandran June 14, 2017June 14, 2017

Souq Waqif market in Doha: Qatar's neighbors resent the country's ties to Muslim Brotherhood. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey

Trump berates Qatar as Gulf stand-off escalates

by Agence France-Presse June 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Doha, Qatar. Photo: Flickr Commons

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Is Qatar kaput?

by Norman A. Bailey June 9, 2017June 10, 2017

Member heads of state meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Ufa, Russia, in 2015. Photo: AFP / Alexander Nemenov

Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Beijing signals Iran membership as Shanghai security bloc expands

by Asia Unhedged June 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Qatar’s US$1 billion deal with Iran that broke the camel’s back

by Asia Unhedged June 6, 2017February 18, 2020

President Trump meets the Saudis in June 2017. Photo: Wikipedia Commons

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

Trump triumphant: A major reduction in geopolitical risk is underway

by David Goldman June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

General Raheel Sharif, will head the IMCTC, a Saudi military initiative by Crown Prince MBS. Photo: Reuters / Mian Khursheed (File)

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Pakistani rethink on Islamic pact points to growing schism

by F.M. Shakil June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Trudering festival in Munich, May 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, European Union, Germany, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Merkel throws Trump into the Briar Patch

by David P. Goldman May 30, 2017February 18, 2020

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