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This close to blowing it up. Photographer: Drew Angerer
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Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at a Capitol Hill rally to “Stop the Iran Nuclear Deal” in Washington, September 9, 2015. (photo credit:REUTERS)
Blowing up the Nuclear Agreement
It was a matter of time before the clock ticks to reconsider the Iranian nuclear agreement, repeatedly described by US President Donald Trump as “the worst deal ever”. It is the worst. Trump needed 10 months to start an actual confrontation with Iran, while Obama took...Caption:
US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Washington and the Iranian Public Opinion
During the negotiations for the nuclear agreement three years ago, Iran’s propaganda focused on claiming that the deal will lead to peace in the region and end the long-term conflicts. Unlike what’s commonly known about it, Tehran’s government expanded its...Caption:
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a group photo during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, southeastern China’s Fujian Province, China September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Wu Hong/Pool
China: Reshuffling the Party Cadres
It is a testimony to the peculiarities of international attention to world events that while every tweet by US President Donald Trump triggers an avalanche of reports, analyses, and outright abuse, little attention is paid as the People’s Republic of China prepares to...Caption:
The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York February 26, 2011. REUTERS/ Joshua Lott
Yemen and the Catastrophic Role of ‘Lone’ Nations
United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed presented again, before the Security Council, a new UN proposal to resolve the Yemeni crisis. Possibly, even Yemenis can no longer count the number of initiatives launched by Ould Cheikh whether a...Caption:
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif pose before resuming nuclear talks in Lausanne, March 16, 2015. (Reuters)