Middle East Public date: 24.08.2017 23:12:18

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30 Dec 2011

Letters to a dictator

The letters of Mohammad Nourizad are now known and counted by their numbers - now only five, then 10, and by the end of 2011 they had amounted to no less than 15. These letters are written and published publicly to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei. The reaction of Iranians to these letters all comes together to mark a critical passage in contemporary Iranian political culture with ramifications for the region at large. Nourizad publishes his letters initially in his website, and from there they go viral - millions of Iranians around the globe read them, jaws dropping in admiration of his courage, his diction, his tenacity. He pulls no punches.
The letters of Mohammad Nourizad are now known and counted by their numbers - now only five, then 10, and by the end of...

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30 Dec 2011

US warns Iran against closing oil route

The US has strongly warned Iran against closing a vital Gulf waterway, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz if the US imposes sanctions targeting the country's crude exports. The increasingly heated exchange raises new tensions in a standoff that has the potential to prompt military reprisals and push up oil prices to levels harmful to an already fragile global economy.
The US has strongly warned Iran against closing a vital Gulf waterway, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic...

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28 Dec 2011

Iran to ‘block’ Gulf oil if sanctions proceed

No oil will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz if the West applies sanctions on Iran's oil exports, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has warned. The threat was reported on Tuesday by the state news agency IRNA as Iran conducted its fourth day of naval drills near the Strait of Hormuz, at the entrance to the oil-rich Arabian Gulf.
No oil will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz if the West applies sanctions on Iran's oil exports, Iranian...

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28 Dec 2011

Iraq and UN agree on relocating Iran exiles

The United Nations and the Iraqi government have agreed to relocate several thousand Iranian exiles living in a camp in northeastern Iraq, potentially averting a showdown with its residents. The dissidents, who have not said whether they would agree to move, reported a rocket attack on the camp.
The United Nations and the Iraqi government have agreed to relocate several thousand Iranian exiles living in a camp in...

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24 Dec 2011

The winners and losers of US policy on Iran

In the same week that President Obama declared an end to the Iraq War, Congress brought Americans closer to confrontation with Iran. The whimper with which America's presence in Iraq ended was also drowned out by Republican presidential hopefuls beating war drums. This is America nearly four years into Obama's leadership. The President may have begun his term by trying to pursue a different path with Iran, but his acquiescence to domestic lobbying has made the results of his policies indistinguishable from his predecessor. Ironically, his attempts to appease pro-Israel advocates have only invited more onerous demands while leaving would-be supporters disillusioned.
In the same week that President Obama declared an end to the Iraq War, Congress brought Americans closer to...

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