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Iranian Chief of Staff Muhamad Hussein Baqeri. (AFP)


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Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger listens while he is introduced at a ceremony honoring his diplomatic career on May 9, 2016 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski


Kissinger’s Analysis of Mideast is Full of Loopholes

Kissinger’s Analysis of Mideast is Full of Loopholes

Whatever one might think of Henry Kissinger’s view of the world, not to mention his contribution to international debate during the past six decades, one thing is certain: He has his own matrix for measuring right and wrong in policy terms. That matrix is balance of...
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US President Donald Trump. (AP)


While Trump Tweets, the ‘Cold Monster’ Returns

While Trump Tweets, the ‘Cold Monster’ Returns

How is Donald Trump doing? In the past couple of weeks, this question has been making the rounds in political and punditry circles pondering the first six months of the new US President. The answer depends on whose point of view one has in mind. From Trump’s point of...
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Actor Tom Hardy arrives for the world premiere of Dunkirk in London, Britain, July 13, 2017.


Britain, Brexit and The Spirit of Dunkirk

Britain, Brexit and The Spirit of Dunkirk

For the past two weeks “Dunkirk” has been top of the box office in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom. The film is fictional rendition of the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the French port of Dunkirk in May 1940 as Hitler’s invading divisions...
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Simorgh rocket is launched and tested at the Imam Khomeini Space Centre, Iran, in this handout photo released by Tasnim News Agency on July 27, 2017. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS


Tehran Confused About New American Sanctions

Tehran Confused About New American Sanctions

As the US moves a step closer to imposing a panoply of harsher sanctions on Iran, the leadership in Tehran appears divided in its interpretation of the new challenge. The fact that “Supreme Guide” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not yet fully commented on the proposed...