“Resistance Economy” – Main Theme of Iran’s Tight Presidential Race
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, when he founded the Islamic Revolutionary Republic of Iran in 1979, laid down the following precept: Iran
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The Bad Guys Are Not (Yet) Impressed by the New Sheriff
The unpredictable North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un this week refrained from conducting his threatened nuclear test or firing a ballistic
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Trump and Tehran Trade Conciliatory Signals ahead of Iran’s Presidential Election
The six figures confirmed on April 20 by Iran’s Guardian Council as candidates qualified to run for president in the
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Iran Heads for Presidential Vote in May without Contenders. Khamenei Eyes Soleimani
Astonishingly to any Westerner, Iran votes for a president in a few weeks on May 19 with not a single
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US-Iran Dispute: Hot Rhetoric and Calculated Restraint
Both the Trump administration and the ayatollahs in Tehran were being careful this week not to tip their feud over
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Trump: New Iran sanctions, USS Cole to Red Sea
Donald Trump ended his second week as president Friday, Feb. 3, by demonstrating his resolve to cut Iran down to
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Surprise Zigzag: Trump and Saudi King Agree to Test Iran on Détente – First
A string of contradictory events took place this week, posing puzzling questions about the motivations of the Trump administration and
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Iran Shifts Focus from Nuclear to Conventional, From Defense to Offense
Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Supreme Commander of Iran’s military forces in the Middle East, is engaged in one of the biggest
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Trump’s first ME military action may target Iran
Donald Trump's ratings soar in Iranian media too In more than one campaign speech, President elect Donald Trump declared that his
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The Mosul Operation May Mire the US in Regional Conflicts
The Mosul offensive, launched Monday, Oct. 17, is generally expected to be drawn-out and bloody. President Barack Obama, who staked
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