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Trump Wants a Bigger, Better Deal with Iran. What Does Tehran Want?
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
After More Than a Thousand Arrests, Protests Subside in Iran
At least 12 people have been killed amid nearly a week of protests throughout Iran. Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets, spreading from a march in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, on December 28, to rallies across the country.
Russian-backed Ceasefires Falter in Syria
Russia’s efforts to wind down the conflict in Western Syria were set back by renewed clashes over the past week. In recent months, Russia has sought to expand its patchwork of local ceasefires into a blanket “de-escalation zones” to be patrolled by Russian forces, and even gained some support for its plan from the Trump administration. But this past week was marked by clashes in Homs and Hama province and rebel-held districts in Damascus.
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz.
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz.
Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s incumbent president and the “sheikh of diplomacy” who helped engineer the Iran nuclear deal, won a resounding mandate in a hard-fought reelection battle on Friday, sparking jubilation in the streets of Iran’s major cities.
Trump Says Fighting Islamic State in Syria May Require More U.S. Troops
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz.
In a solemn speech on state television, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani described the achievement of a comprehensive accord between Tehran and six world powers on Iran's nuclear program as "an end and a beginning." Like so many other assertions about the deal, Rouhani’s platitude is only partially true.