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Relations between Iran and Russia, the two historic rivals have long been viewed as failing to reach their potential, but Iran’s tilt toward Moscow during the last couple of years has shifted the dynamic.
Another day, another “martyrs” event at which Hassan Nasrallah laboriously and provocatively holds forth on every imaginable issue — while being inexplicably bashful about discussing Lebanon’s dire domestic predicaments. Lebanon is too small for “Sayyid” Nasrallah’s ego. He doesn’t just see himself as a global leader. In his hubristic mind he’s some world-conquering historical
With both countries now isolated by the West, the emerging alliance is based on common opposition to Western domination and a mutual need to circumvent sanctions.
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Biden's conflict over whether to lift sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a body heavily represented in the Iranian government, will not end the group's activities or legitimacy, but could spoil the nuclear agreement