If war did escalate between the US and Iran, the greatest fear among many in the West is that Russia and China would collaborate with the latter, resulting in a devastating conflict. But fortunately for Washington, Beijing’s muted response to...
Relations between the United States and Iran have been in ruins for much longer than the failed nuclear deal and Soleimani death. In fact, the origins go back to the previous century. Early Tensions At the beginning of the 20th...
In the aftermath of the Soleimani killing, the Iraqi parliament passed a resolution on the weekend that ought to send home the approximately 5,000 US soldiers stationed in the country (from 160,000 previously). It would be the beginning of a...
Trying desperately to buffer mounting tensions between America and Iran, Europe has sought to keep peace in the Middle East for years. Last week, those hopes were dashed. With his decision to assassinate General Qasem Soleimani, President Trump issues Tehran...
After the US’ pre-emptive strike and elimination of Soleimani, Iran has vowed revenge. There are indeed opportunities for Iran; however, it will have to consider whether risking a war with the United States that would amount to annihilating the regime,...
The killing of General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force has sparked tensions in the Middle East as various Iranian leaders vowed revenge. The most chilling warning came from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei who said...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the US drone strike against Iranian general and leader of the Quds Force (the Iranian military abroad), Qasem Soleimani, in Baghdad in order to prevent him from endangering American lives in the Middle...
In 1953, after Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh threatened to limit the oil reserve control of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP, British Petroleum) and threatened to nationalize the country’s oil industry, the United States CIA put “Operation...
In Iran, attention is now shifting onto elections being held in February as all 290 parliamentary seats are being contested. The standoff between the US and the Islamic Republic is likely to influence voting intentions, and whatever the result, it...
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