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If Trump Wants a Fight in the Middle East, Iran Will Give Him One – Foreign Policy (blog)


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If Trump Wants a Fight in the Middle East, Iran Will Give Him One
Foreign Policy (blog)
As President Donald Trump's recent Middle East tour demonstrated, the one thing uniting the United States, Israel, and much of the Arab world is opposition to Iran's regional activities. Whereas the Obama administration seemed to acknowledge that ...
Tested on all fronts, Iran's Rouhani may struggle on reformsReuters
Will America Once Again Undermine Iran's Pro-Democracy Movement?The Nation.
Is There Any Predictable Change In Iran With Rouhani?The Daily Caller
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Iran Leaves PetroDollar – WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog)

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In signing a new oil deal with Russia, in which it will barter crude in exchange for goods, Iran has figured out a way to bypass the worlds reserve currency.

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Giuliani Can Represent Gold Trader in Iran Sanctions Case, Judge Says – New York Times


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Giuliani Can Represent Gold Trader in Iran Sanctions Case, Judge Says
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The businessman, Reza Zarrab, 33, faces trial on Oct. 30 on charges of conspiring to commit money laundering, bank fraud and violating the United States sanctions on Iran. He has pleaded not guilty. Mr. Zarrab, whom prosecutors have depicted as a man ...

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Iran Drops Plan to Send Human Into Space, Citing Cost – New York Times

Iran Drops Plan to Send Human Into Space, Citing Cost
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In January 2013, when Iran said it had successfully launched a monkey named Pishgam Persian for pioneer more than 70 miles into the edge of space and then retrieved the animal alive, the experiment was regarded by Iranian scientists as a prelude ...

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If Trump wants to fight Iran, he’ll soon get the chance in Syria – Santa Fe New Mexican

Islamic States self-declared caliphate in eastern Syria is surrounded by some of the worlds strongest military powers. Their forces are advancing on several fronts. The battlefield odds arent even close.

Thats why the commanders of those armies in Washington, Moscow and Tehran, as well as Damascus and Ankara are looking beyond the coming showdown with the jihadists. When theyre killed or driven out, wholl take over?

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