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A Three-Star Hotel: How big powers try to block Iran’s path towards development
With their powerful lobbies in Pentagon, Congress, and the White House, regional and international foes want to constrain Iran in financial-economic and political-security terms.
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For Qatar, There Was No Choice But to Lean Toward Tehran and Ankara
In an interview with Moderate news agency Khabar Online, political scientist and former diplomat Hermidas Bavand has discussed the Persian Gulf crisis between Qatar and its neighbors.
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Saudi Arabia’s Gunfire on Iran’s Fishing Boats Indicates Full-fledged War Behind the Scene
Moderate Principlist website Tabnak, affiliated with IRGC general Mohsen Rezaei, calls on Iranian officials to stick to their policy of tolerance and patience but seriously follow the new episode in which an Iranian fisherman was killed.
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Is a Security Pact Shaping against Iran in the Persian Gulf?
Website Tabnak warns Iran’s diplomatic apparatus of potentially harmful security developments in the region.
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Kuwait as Go-between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
A brief interview with Middle East expert Sabah Zangeneh
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Renewed Hopes for Rapprochement between Iran and GCC States
A recent initiative by the Persian Gulf Coordination Council has renewed hopes for rapprochement between Iran and Arab states in the region.
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UK’s Profit-before-Principle Policy in Middle East Not Welcome in Iran
British officials’ recent remarks have offended Tehran, so bad it has already threatened to downgrade diplomatic ties with the UK, just upgraded to ambassador level in September.
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It Is Time for UAE to Reorient Ties with Iran
The United Arab Emirates seems to have shifted from amicable ties with Iran to hostile stances that make its foreign policy look like an extension of Saudi Arabia’s. But time for change has arrived.
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Toleration with KSA, Cooperation with Pakistan, and Caution with Russia
Former IRGC commander Rahim-Safavi says Iran should take advantage of its geopolitical superiority in the region.
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Why Trump Is the Best Choice for Iran
The GOP candidate’s foreign policy is exactly what Iran demands.
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Winning in Syria Vital for Saudi Arabia
An essay by Davood Ahmadzadeh, an expert on Middle Eastern affairs
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