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در بحرین چه گذشت؟

Bahrain: An island kingdom in “Persian Gulf” (comment from me) where the Shia Muslim majority are ruled by a family from the Sunni minority. Where people fighting

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Unaffordable

For years it was assumed that economic sanctions and diplomacy would produce a pliable negotiating partner in Iran. But Iran’s truculence has effectively undermined the

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Cash Crunch

On August 2, Tehran distributed a sixth installment of cash payments to 73 million Iranians in lieu of subsidies on fuel, natural gas, electricity, and

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Russia reaches out to Iran

A recurring feature of the Russian-Iranian relationship is that it mostly languishes on the horizon but can be trusted to move to the center stage

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زیبا تا زشت

روز شنبه 8 مرداد، بیمارستان دادگستری تهران شاهد صحنه تکان دهنده‌ای بود که دو کنشگر اصلی داشت. در یک سو، دستگاه عریض و طویل دادگستری

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گرگ و چوپان

در اوایل سال 2001 که جرج دبلیو بوش تازه دوران ریاست جمهوری خود را شروع کرده بود، تونی بلر نخست وزیر بریتانیا جزو اولین کسانی

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