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US Sanctions Are Another Gift to Putin

by Leonid Bershidsky | Aug 7, 2017 | Opinion

Russian President Vladimir Putin tends to respond to Western sanctions in ways its authors probably didn’t anticipate: by going after those Russians who could most help their own country and who want to build ties with the West. His order last week to US...

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US President Donald Trump speaks after John Kelly was sworn in as White House Chief of Staff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Trump Signs Iran, Russia, N. Korea Sanctions into Law

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 2, 2017 | World

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a measure placing sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea, a White House official said Wednesday. The sanctions on Iran target its terrorist activities, human rights abuses and ballistic missile programs. North Korea is...

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A file photo shows a ballistic missile launched and tested at an undisclosed location in Iran. REUTERS/Mahmood Hosseini/TIMA

Iran Defies US Sanctions, Rules Out Halt to Missile Tests

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 29, 2017 | World

A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile program and condemned new sanctions passed by the US Congress. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told state broadcaster IRIB that Tehran condemned new US sanctions against its missile...

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Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, on July 26, 2017 (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran’s ‘Nuclear’ Facing Mysterious Fate

by Adel Alsalmi, Maaz Al-Omari | Jul 27, 2017 | World

London, Washington- Simultaneous statements issued from Washington and Iran on Wednesday uncovered a shady future of the 2015 Iran nuclear accord after the US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday on a new list of sanctions against Tehran. Iranian President Hassan...

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Signs of a Second Wave of Measures Against Qatar

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Dammam- After Qatar rejected to comply with a list of demands made by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on an ultimatum that expired Sunday night, signs emerged of a second wave of sanctions to be imposed by the four Arab states against Doha, which is...