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An analyst and a business leader in Iran have criticized foreign minister-designate's plans for relying on trade with the Asia as a solution to the country’s current economic hardship.

The hijackers who captured a vessel off the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman left the ship Wednesday, the British navy reported, as radio traffic appeared to reveal a crew member onboard saying Iranian gunmen had stormed the asphalt tanker.

Independent analysts believe that Iran is not in a crash programme to create nuclear weapons, but the enrichment process is really a pressure tool developed by Iran to gain political and economic concessions. ‘Iran is ten weeks away from acquiring enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear bomb”, Israel’s Deputy

Iran has waged war on the cheap by using proxies rather than massive troop commitments as the U.S. did in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. But as Hezbollah has discovered when its Iranian subsidies were slashed, even war on the cheap can be expensive.

Is it time for India to have a rethink on its Afghan policy and involvement? Perhaps the new developing power equation in Afghanistan will necessitate a radical shift from the current approach. With China accelerating...

Five or six gunmen tried to take control of Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess off UAE coast, sail it to Iran, UK officials say; they fled after US and Omani warships arrived at scene

British navy warns of potential hijack of ship off UAE coast British navy warns of potential hijack of ship off UAE coast The British navy has warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the United Arab Emirates coast in the Gulf of Oman. advertisement UPDATED: August 4, 2021 05:26 IST A ship in the Gulf of Oman may have been a hijacking target on Tuesday. (Photo: AP Graphic) The British navy has warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the ...

Isabel Debre And Jon Gambrell In this June 14, 2012 photo, the ship that would later become the Asphalt Princess sails through Quebec City, Canada. The hijackers who captured the Asphalt Princess off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman departed the targeted ship on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, the British navy reported, as recorded radio traffic appeared to reveal a crew member onboard saying Iranian gunmen had stormed the asphalt tanker. (Steve Geronazzo via AP) ...

SYRIA: Sympathy For The Devil  May 20, 2021: The Assad government is bankrupt because of lost Iranian subsidies and the need to concentrate on paying its security forces rather than rebuilding infrastructure to restore electricity and improve the roads damaged and neglected since 2011. As the Assads seek to regain control over more territory, improving standards of living has low priority. The Assads currently rule sixty percent of pre-war territory and ...

Iran and Saudi Arabia: Potential partners in Yemen While Iran and Saudi Arabia do not share many common political values and have been indirectly competing for more power and influence in the region through actions in Lebanon, Syri...