Middle East
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U.S and Israeli worry about Iran's influence in Middle East: ex-diplomat
A former Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said the US and Israeli officials are concerned about Iran's influence in the Middle East.
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U.S has no right to intervene in Iran’s commercial relations with Venezuela; Expert
“Iran founds herself in a more and more difficult situation because of mostly USA illegal sanctions and the very heavy impacts of the coronavirus pandemic,” a political science professor at Tampere University Tuomo Melasuo said.
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To pressure Iran, Pompeo to push for extension of Iran arms embargo
"Donald Trump's narrow reason for US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal [JCPOA] is his hatred of any achievement of President Barack Obama,” a Political science professor at the Department of Political Science and International Studies told ILNA.
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U.S expert predicts “there will be more violent” If Trump wins reelection
A US political science professor told ILNA news agency that Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) certainly looks dead in a Trump presidency and he is unlikely to reverse his “maximum pressure” campaign this year, meaning sanctions will not be lifted.
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Bankrupt state like the US has no stomach for war; Expert
An associate professor at the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore believes that COVID-19 shows how weak, backward and out of touch a leader like Trump can be.
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UAE's has softened its policy toward Iran; official
The head of the Iran-UAE Joint Chamber of Commerce, Farshid Farzanegan told Sunday that relation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Arab Emirates has improved and UAE officials have softened their stance on Iran.
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No significant domestic pressure on US to ease sanctions; Expert
“Iran’s fate with the sanctions is precarious because of its economy is damaged by the sanctions,” a Professor of Political Science and Director of Security Studies says ILNA.
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Trump still going to lose the November election; U.S Professor
The political professor of the University of Northern Iowa says that a larger history of the US in the Middle East can certainly be connected to a variety of problems in the region.
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Trump to continue to fuel tensions with Iran; Expert
“I think the U.S President is likely to continue to fuel tensions with Iran over the next year in order to gain support,” a US Political Professor told ILNA.
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Oil-rich wealth funds seen shedding up to $225 billion in stocks
Sovereign wealth funds from oil-producing countries mainly in the Middle East and Africa are on course to dump up to $225 billion in equities, a senior banker estimates, as plummeting oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic hit state finances.