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Oct 8, 2019

Hello, world? Tehran has a few things to say

By Neda Bolourchi

The Islamic Republic does not see the Aramco attacks as costing them a new Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the easing of US sanctions because they did not see either of those as a viable possibility.

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Oct 3, 2019

Making sense of HOPE: Can Iran’s Hormuz Peace Endeavor succeed?

By Mehran Haghirian and Luciano Zaccara

Since President Hassan Rouhani’s election in 2013, Iran has proposed the establishment of a regional dialogue forum at various international conferences, through articles in numerous platforms, and within official statements.

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Oct 1, 2019

Despite sanctions, China is still doing (some) business with Iran

By Dan Katz

Since the US pull out from the JCPOA in May 2018, China has continuously declared its intention to uphold the deal and protested Washington’s unilateral actions.

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Sep 27, 2019

Iran’s Supreme Leader leaves diplomatic door open

By Sina Toossi

For Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to now publicly support new talks with the US provided it returns to the JCPOA is striking.

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Sep 26, 2019

Sanctions supersede overtures between US and Iran at the UN

By Barbara Slavin

United Nations General Assembly summits can be an opportunity for ice-breaking encounters between long and bitter adversaries. For the US and Iran this year, however, it was another missed opportunity.

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Sep 25, 2019

How to build a Gulf coalition to counter-Iranian regime aggression

By John W. Miller

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and guided missile cruiser Normandy operate in the Arabian Sea conducting maritime security operations (Reuters) American efforts to build a maritime coalition in the Gulf to counter Iranian regime efforts to impede the free flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have proven difficult and time consuming, but […]

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Sep 23, 2019

De-escalating the Iran crisis via a 31-year-old UN resolution

By Barbara Slavin

The roots of the current crisis in the Persian Gulf go back more than three decades to a devastating war between Iran and Iraq. So does a potential face-saving way to begin to de-escalate that crisis.

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Sep 20, 2019

After Aramco attacks, China’s Middle East interests are at stake

By Jonathan Fulton

The attack on Saudi Arabia could be another factor that leads to a more robust approach to China protecting its Middle East interests.

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Sep 19, 2019

Trump’s Iran policy is widening the battlefield

By Borzou Daragahi

The attack on the Aramco facility illustrated the latest salvo in a dangerous new normal that has come about in the Middle East: a constant widening and deepening of the conflict between an Iranian-led axis and the United States and its allies.

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Sep 16, 2019

From overtures for US talks to threats of war with Iran

By Barbara Slavin

Rejected again and embarrassed by the escalation in the Persian Gulf his policies have incentivized, Trump is likely to make similar belligerent comments this year and US-Iran relations will only worsen.

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