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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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U.S. President Barack Obama listens while Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem, March 20, 2013. (REUTERS)

After Obama’s Visit, Armageddon Awaits

by Ahmed Othman | Apr 1, 2013 | Opinion

After US President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel, which was scheduled to coincide with Iranian celebrations marking the Persian New Year (Nowruz), it seems that the mythical Battle of Armageddon is approaching. However, the Hidden Imam has not reappeared....

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A general view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, some 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran in this October 26, 2010 file photo. (R)

Iran’s Nuclear Program, a Pawn in a US-Russian Deal

by Huda Al Husseini | Mar 17, 2013 | Opinion

Iran left the meeting with the P5+1 group (Britain, China, France, Russia, United States, plus Germany) in Kazakhstan—which took place in the country’s former capital Almaty—under the impression that what was offered was both constructive and pragmatic. Eight months...

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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...

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President Barack Obama addressing a crowd in Chicago, Friday February 15 2013 (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Iran: The “Fatwa” and Obama’s Creative Diplomacy

by Amir Taheri | Jan 18, 2013 | Opinion

For decades, the dream of making a deal with Iran has nurtured a veritable industry in the United States. Like other industries, this has been subjected to cyclical change, booming at times and suffering bust at others. Since President Barack Obama’s...