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Opinion: No “Trump” Sign on Obama’s Ziggurat

by Amir Taheri | Dec 9, 2016 | Opinion

An old Persian proverb says: If the first brick is badly laid, the whole wall will rise to the heavens slanted. This is what is happening with the so-called nuclear deal that President Barack Obama claims he has concluded with the mullahs of Tehran. The whole thing...

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Rouhani Tries to Salvage the Nuclear Deal With Obama

by Amir Taheri | Dec 7, 2016 | Features

Shaken by the surprise election of Donald J Trump as the next US President, the leadership in Tehran is trying to deal with the unknown with a mixture of threats and promises. A glimpse into the leadership’s thinking came yesterday in a speech by President Hassan...

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This picture released by Iranian Fars News Agency shows the scene of two trains collision about 150 miles (250 kilometers) east of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, Reuters

Passenger Trains Collide in Iran, 44 Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 25, 2016 | World

An Iranian passenger train collided with another at a station about 250 km east of the capital Tehran,killing 44 people and injuring 100. More so, the death toll is likely to rise, state television reported. A local official told state TV that the remote location of...

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Opinion: End of Obama Could Mean End of Trickery on Iran

by Amir Taheri | Nov 18, 2016 | Opinion

On several occasions during the presidential election campaign, Donald Trump spoke of “tearing up” President Barack Obama’s so-called nuclear deal with Iran. The Islamic Republic President Hasan Rouhani, however, has insisted that President Trump won’t be able to do...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes part in a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Iranian President: Nuclear Deal Can’t be Overturned by One Government Decision

by Adel al-Salmi | Nov 10, 2016 | World

London– Hours after Donald Trump was elected the 45th U.S. president, reactions ranging between fear and anticipation rose in Iran. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the U.S. election results would have no effect on Tehran’s policies,...