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Playing the long game. Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the inauguration of the new parliament, in Tehran, Iran in May. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
One Year after Iran’s Nuclear Deal, President Rouhani Threatens to Withdraw
London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action announced in Vienna last year, if the United States failed to meet its commitments. During a ministerial meeting held on Wednesday, Rouhani said that Tehran...Caption:
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa speaking at the headquarters of Asharq Al-Awsat in London on Wednesday October 14, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)
Bahrain FM: Saudi-led coalition saved Yemen from civil war
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi-led military action against the Houthis has averted a civil war, one that would have changed the demographics of not only Yemen but the entire region, Bahrain’s foreign minister has told Asharq Al-Awsat. “Had it not been for the...Caption:
A picture taken in Tehran on March 4, 2015 shows the front pages of Iranian newspapers displaying headlines in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United States Congress regarding Iran’s nuclear program. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
How the nuclear issue divided the Iranian media
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—For over a year one story has dominated the Iranian media: settling the dispute over the nuclear project and getting sanctions lifted. Having won the presidency with the smallest margin in the lowest turnout in the history of elections in the...Caption:
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Secretary of State John Kerry, meets with veterans and Gold Star Mothers to discuss the Iran Nuclear deal, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)