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An ice sculpture of the Olympic rings is seen during the Pyeongchang Winter Festival, near the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 10, 2017. Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Asia’s Olympic moment has its roots in Cold War politics

by Stefan Huebner March 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

ZTE announces US$1.2 billion settlement with US

by Asia Unhedged March 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

‘The time to invest in Iran is now’

by Pepe Escobar March 8, 2017February 18, 2020

A Russian helicopter flies over the Temple of Bel in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria. Photo: Reuters

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

A new American Grand Strategy for the Syrian Confict?

by Nicos Panayiotides March 7, 2017March 8, 2017

US sailors in a rigid-hull inflatable boat approach the USNS Invincible to conduct a personnel transfer Photo: Courtesy Deven B King/US Navy via Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Iranian vessels in ‘unsafe, unprofessional’ US encounter

by Reuters March 7, 2017

Photo: Reuters

Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, World

China’s ZTE expected to plead guilty over Iran sales

by Reuters March 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Like their two heavyweight wrestlers seen here battling it out for gold at last year's Olympics, Egypt and Iran have been great rivals for centuries. But they have also proved great sources of stability and repositories of civilization. Photo: Reuters

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

Egyptian-Iranian détente a boon for the region and beyond

by Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Yassin El-Ayouty March 1, 2017March 3, 2017

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei speaking at the international conference on Palestine in Tehran. Photo: Asia Times.

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Letter from Tehran: Trump ‘the bazaari’

by Pepe Escobar March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Iraqi rapid response forces advancing towards the south of Mosul. Donald Trump won the Republican primaries and the general election in part by attacking the Iraq War, which he likened to “throwing rocks into a hornets’ nest.” Photo: Reuters

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

Trump, McMaster and the Petraeus legacy

by Spengler February 28, 2017February 18, 2020

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad government during the United Nations Geneva IV conference. REUTERS

France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The latest UN Syria talks will fail, just like the last ones

by Sami Moubayed February 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranians take pictures of a satellite rocket during celebrations in Tehran to commemorate the Islamic Revolution. Photo: Atta Kenare, AFP

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How far is the Trump administration prepared to go on Iran?

by Peter Langan February 24, 2017February 28, 2017

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters gather during an offensive against Islamic State militants in northern Raqqa province in February 2017. Photo: Reuters, Rodi Said

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

Turkey gets preview of US action plan in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 24, 2017

Ultimate Bogeyman: Vladimir Putin is just the latest in a long tradition of Russian leaders vilified by the West. Photo: Reuters

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

Go post-West, young man

by Pepe Escobar February 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranians take pictures of a satellite rocket during celebrations in Tehran to commemorate the Islamic Revolution. Photo: Atta Kenare, AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

CIA-Iran relations: An enduring journey of epic proportions

by Shazar Shafqat February 19, 2017

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press conference at the White House on Feb. 15. Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP

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

Iran nuclear deal is here to stay – for the present

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 19, 2017

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood

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

The US should change its approach to Iran

by Manish Rai February 13, 2017February 13, 2017

North Korea released this image of a test-fire of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP via KCNA/KNS

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, France, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

North Korean ballistic missile has already met its match

by Peter J. Brown February 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A mural of the late founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is seen through a car in south Tehran. Photo: AFP

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

Iran is Putin’s depreciating asset

by David P. Goldman February 9, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump receives a figurine of a sheriff during a meeting with county sheriffs at the White House on February 7. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

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

Lots of shouting, tiny stick

by Pepe Escobar February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood

China, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, World

US administration tightens sanctions, Iran hits back

by Reuters February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Trump sets out to resolve the Persian puzzle in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 3, 2017February 2, 2017

File photo of a Pakistani Naval guard warding off troublemakers at Gwadar port. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Game-changers ahead on the (long) Maritime Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar February 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

Iran seeks strategic depth in Pakistan ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 27, 2017

On track? Syrians wave at passengers riding a train across Aleppo's devastated eastern districts for the first time in more than four years, on January 25. Photo: AFP

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

Syrians review their new constitution … in Moscow

by Sami Moubayed January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at Bab Sharqi entrance, near the Jobar district of Damascus, Syria, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

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

Why Assad won

by Manish Rai January 26, 2017January 25, 2017

US Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn. DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo.

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Fighting talk: understanding Michael Flynn

by Doug Tsuruoka January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) soldier stands to attention. Beijing is lifting pay for troops and aiming to boost welfare for disbanded servicemen with the creation of a Veterans Affairs Ministry. Photo: AFP/Isaac Lawrence

Beijing, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, World

Is China the new custodian of the Middle East?

by Shazar Shafqat January 16, 2017January 15, 2017

Struggling to escape Khomeini's shadow: Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani casts his ballot in a 2012 parliamentary election in Tehran, with an image of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, looming behind him. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

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

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iranian president and kingmaker

by Sami Moubayed January 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (center) poses with former vice president Mohammad Reza Aref (center left) and a group of reformists in February 2016. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Kazempour/TIMA

Iran, Middle East

Former Iranian president Rafsanjani dies aged 82

by Reuters January 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev attend a signing ceremony following the Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 4, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via Reuters

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

Kazakhstan could be the diplomatic key for boosting stability

by Javier M. Piedra January 6, 2017

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