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The Regional Importance of Maliki’s Visit to Iran |
Maliki’s trip to Iran is a turning point in the Iran-Iraq relations and a sign of an increased cooperation between the two countries in the forthcoming months. This development will have significant impacts on the region's power equations. Read More.. |
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Sanctions Won't End Iran's Nuclear Program |
Iran's nuclear program will not live or die because of economic sanctions. Such pressures simply will not change the country's nuclear policy. The idea that they could is based on the faulty belief that multilateral action and the threat of war could bring Tehran back to the negotiating table, and, ultimately, push it to surrender all uranium enrichment programs. Not only will sanctions do no suc... Read More.. |
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Military Option is the Worst Possible Scenario |
The forthcoming article in Foreign Affairs entitled, “Time to Attack Iran: Why a Strike Is the Least Bad Option” has had an impact upon the intellectual and policy-making atmosphere of the United States in recent days. Matthew Kroeing, the author of the article, deems the danger of Iran’s nuclear program urgent and encourages the U.S. government to launch a preventive surgical strike on Iranian n... Read More.. |
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Iran-Turkey’s Role in Solving the Syrian Crisis |
The Western and U.S. policy in support of regime change in Syria, followed by Turkey, will lead to the creation of a rival political-security block between Iran and Turkey thereby weakening any cooperation efforts in the context of regional peace and security. This policy endangers both regional and international peace and security. By linking the political change in Syria as a crucial step to in... Read More.. |
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The Terror Plot: An Ideological War for Geopolitical Interests |
The U.S. alleged terror plot against Iran can be viewed as the beginning of an ideological war through the manipulation of the concept of terrorism in order to achieve geopolitical and strategic goals. The main objective of this policy is to force Iran to change its nuclear policy, as well as regional stances in order to maintain the existing power balance in the Middle East. This U.S. policy is ... Read More.. |
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Iran-Saudi Relations: Time for Active Diplomacy |
What follows is an interview conducted by Mosallas (Triangle) magazine with Kayhan Barzegar, Director of the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies and a faculty member at the Science and Research Branch of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran. Read More.. |
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Current US Policy toward Iran |
Persia Quarterly: We all heard Mr. Obama’s presidential campaign promising he would negotiate with adversary countries such as Iran and Cuba. He pledged he would sit at the negotiating table with Iran without any preconditions and in dealing with Iran’s nuclear file, contrary to his predecessor, he would make efforts to solve the issue peacefully. But we all have seen that he practically could no... Read More.. |
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Iran-EU Relations: Time for Restoring Negotiations |
The political developments in the Arab world, as well as the United States’ increased political pressures on Iran necessitate Iran and the European Union expand relations. At present, increased Iran-EU relations especially on the regional issues would benefit both sides’ interests.In this regard, the EU will benefit for three reasons. First, is the issue of the Arab Spring and the future outlook ... Read More.. |
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The U.S. War on Terror after Bin Laden |
The United States’ wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are unlikely to come to an end, even after the death of Osama Bin Laden. These wars which were initiated and continued based on the sacred and ideological aim of the complete destruction of world terrorism (Al Qaeda) will simultaneously provide the grounds for local and opposing forces to justify their resistance in the form of a sacred ideological ... Read More.. |
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