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iraqi protests bring baghdad to the tipping point

What is occurring now is less evidence that democracy does not work and more sign that Iran is and even Iraqi Shi'ites, is not necessarily pro- Iran.. During Arab Spring, both Muslim Brotherhood and then Egyptian military sought to co-opt and then eviscerate the democratic..

iran condemns as "baseless" arab quartet's claims

TEHRAN - The Iranian ministry deplored as baseless the claims raised about the country's in recent meeting of Arab quartet committee.. Arab committee, comprised of Saudi Arabia, the United  Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, issued anti- Iran statement after its 12th..

u.s. imperialism, iran and the context for war

Pompeo has advanced the disingenuous claim that operational link exists between Al Qaeda and Iran as way to have Congressional for the use of military force that Bush administration used to go to Iraq apply to Iran. Israel, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, Iran's regional..

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TEHRAN - delegation from UAE arrived Tehran on Tuesday to resume coast guard meetings between Iran and Arab country after 6-year hiatus, in bid to increase joint efforts on enhancing in Persian Gulf region... ..

war with iran? how did we get here

On May 24, Trump ordered another 1500 troops to the region and declared emergency over Iran, moving ahead with arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Jordan. ... Dominated by Persian ethnic group and Shiite of Islam, and governed as Islamic, Iran stands apart from..

pompeo takes us anti-iran message to gulf arab

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brought Trump anti- Iran to Gulf Arab states on Friday, arriving Bahrain to continue nine-nation tour of Middle East aimed at reassuring America's partners that withdrawing troops from Syria does not mean Washington is abandoning the region.. ..

russia in the middle east: introduction

We aim to provide both assessment of the multiple dimensions of Moscow's presence with functional analyses of key areas, to communicate to readers just how deep and deep-rooted Russia's involvement is with Israel, Turkey, Iran, and Arab world. ..

arab league suspends syria over killings

Arab states in Persian Gulf, meanwhile, are locked in battle with Iran, Assad's backer, for regional influence, especially conflict areas including Iraq and Palestinian territories... This decision kicked Iran out of our Arab nation, said Abdulla Athbah, Qatari..

bush draws cool response

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- President Bush on Sunday described Iran as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism and called on Arab allies to help his administration curb the threat before it's too late.. ... Bush, in elaborating on his theme of Middle Eastern..

saudi arabia says iran hurts arab cause

CAIRO, EGYPT — Saudi Arabia accused Iran Sunday of seeking to impose alien ideologies on fellow Moslem nations in Arab to the detriment of Arab against Israel.. ... Fahd blamed Iran for continuing the war with Iraq, charging that Iran had ignored every Arab..

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