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May 20, 2021 Share In recent months, Iraqi mediators have been working patiently behind the scenes to try to bring about a diplomatic rapprochement between long-time adversaries Iran and Saudi Arabia. No immediate breakthrough appears on the horizon, though. Iraqi President Barham Salih has told Arab media that improved ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia would be beneficial for Baghdad and the rest of the region. “For Iraq to be able to play that convenient role between these regional actors is important,” he said. “The theme is that a stable, sovereign Iraq is a common interest...

A century of dependency Foreign intervention did not come to an end with the 1979 revolution. No, as shown by Yassamine Mather, Iran’s Islamic rulers are more than willing to do the bidding of US-controlled international institutions At the end of World War I the British empire was forced to assess the situation in the Middle East, given the dramatic changes in the international order: the fall of the German and Ottoman empires, the overthrow of the Russian tsar and the coming to power of the Bolsheviks had all played their part in destroying the balance of power in the region - especiall...

To: President Elect Biden and the Biden administration  As experts on Iran, international relations and nonproliferation, we write to fully support the incoming Biden administration in its commitment to make a clean break from the Trump Administration’s failed Iran policy and maximum pressure campaign and return the U.S. to the diplomatic path and full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal. In 2017, President Trump inherited an enviable position on Iran. Iran’s nuclear program was no longer a source of major security concern, while there was...

ANN COULTER In 1980, Democratic President Jimmy Carter lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan, 489-49 in the Electoral College. So naturally, Democrats concluded that Reagan had committed treason in order to steal the election, to wit: His campaign had conspired with Iranian ayatollahs to prevent 52 American hostages from being released until after the election. And who can blame them? Carter's economic policies had produced a 21% interest rate, a 17% mortgage rate and a 15% inflation rate in the coveted "hat trick" of presidential incompetence. His brilliant strategic ploy of aband...

States, that it's going to be hostility and sanctions forever, and even worse the threat of a military attack. that's not what we want. that's what nobody wants. and that's another reason why gary was correct, that this is a critical period. >> all right. very important to keep in mind. paul piller, thanks for your time this afternoon. >> you're welcome. it's called a time tax, a troubling toll young voters are facing at the polls. the finding of a new study exclusively revealed in just ten minutes. [ woman ] too weak. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucer...