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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, smiles, as Saeed Jalili, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council walks away, after they posed for press in Almaty, largest Kazakhstan’s city on Friday, April 5, 2013 (AP Photo/ Shamil Zhumatov, pool)

Back to Square One?

by David Patrikarakos | Apr 12, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

It seems that time may not be on Iran’s side. Following the breakdown of negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) in Almaty last week, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned the Iranians that talks...

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Businessmen and representatives of South Korean workers of the Kaesong complex give a press conference in Yeouido, central Seoul, South Korea, 09 April 2013. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA

North Korea Warns Foreigners to Leave South

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 9, 2013 | World

Seoul, Reuters—North Korea intensified threats of an imminent conflict against the United States and the South on Tuesday, warning foreigners to evacuate South Korea to avoid being dragged into a “merciless, sacred, retaliatory war”. The North’s...

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Talks in Almaty between Tehran and six world powers on Iran’s nuclear program. 05 April 2013. EPA/SHAMIL ZHUMATOV

Iranian Nuclear Talks Inconclusive

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The latest round of negotiations between Iran and P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) taking place today and tomorrow in Kazakhstan’s capital, Almaty, has yet to produce any clear results. The P5+1 hope that...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L) inspecting military landing and anti-landing drills of at an undisclosed location on North Korea’s east coast on March 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS

North Korea Says Ready for Combat as Sanctions Tighten

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2013 | World

Seoul, Reuters—North Korea repeated threats to target US military bases on Tuesday as Washington and its allies tightened economic sanctions against the isolated country by targeting Pyongyang’s main foreign exchange bank with new measures. The rhetoric from...

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Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh (R) discusses with a member of the Iranian delegation during the Board of Governors meeting at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria on March 6, 2013. (ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Keeping the Pressure on Tehran

by Arash Aramesh | Mar 9, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

President Barack Obama’s reelection brought new hope to the possibility of reaching a peaceful solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis. Secretary of State John Kerry has repeatedly asserted the United States’ willingness to return to the negotiating table, but only if...