We made friends in the region where we could (Saudi Arabia and the Emirates) and replaced hostile regimes when we could not (Iran in … Syria is not a major oil exporter, but its geography and its relationship with Iran and Iraq make it a key to Middle Eastern stability…
Iran, Venezuela and Algeria, who need high oil prices to cover domestic spending and offset falling production, have regularly clashed … “There will be some members, like Venezuela, Iran who will struggle at $90,” she said. … Iran needs high prices to offset the loss of $26 billion of oil revenues last year from tough Western sanctions on its exports, according…
The potent mix of refugees, ethnic cleansing, sectarian violence, and power politics by Iran and Russia have the potential to make … Russia and Iran have staked their national prestige on the survival of the Assad regime. They intend to prevail. … If we lose we increase the influence of Russia and Iran.…
Specifically, I’m talking about Cuba, Iran and Syria. … and Syria:
Correa, who began his third term as president on Friday, reaffirmed Ecuador’s alliance with Iran. … Argentina, like Ecuador, also appears to have been strengthening ties with… Iran.…
discuss his book Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War, the failure of American diplomacy, and the deteriorating situation with Iran … Related Links:
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Iran was never ready to deal on nukes
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This deal with Iran is fascinating in that it appears to not really be a deal at all. … “The final details of a nuclear agreement signed over the weekend between Iran and Western nations will not actually go into effect … Loosening sanctions on Iran will mean they can increase oil exports.…
“What’s interesting is not that we are going to have a treaty with Iran, it’s going to tip the balance away from the Saudis and the … If we cozy up to Iran, we are not going to need Saudis anymore. We will be energy independent.”…
blew up the filibuster, which will allow Republicans to pack the courts should they take back the White House and Senate in 2016.If Iran … but verify,” but when the media is even reporting the deal requires less inspections than the IAEA thinks are reasonable to ensure Iran … isn’t building a bomb, it’s only a matter of time before Israel attacks Iran and Saudi Arabia starts using its oil money to buy nukes…
(10:28 PM, no Barack Obama):
Full White House fact sheet on Iran deal: http://t.co/hYEms4aI13
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) … November 24, 2013
Short version: we’re easing sanctions and not really putting the squeeze on Iran in exchange. … #Iran
— Moe Lane (@moelane) November 24, 2013…
He is an Iranian American Christian Pastor and former Muslim who has been imprisoned in Iran since the summer of 2012. … at work here:
As her husband’s trial and possible death sentence looms, the wife of an American Christian pastor imprisoned in Iran … Supporters believe the charges are directly related to Abedini’s work nearly a decade ago starting a house church movement in Iran,…
