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Ever since May 2018, when President Trump chose to abandon the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and several other world powers, the war of words has steadily been escalating – which would be amusing if it was not Middle Eastern peace that was in danger. the latest retort has come from Iran’s president Hassan…
The US is sending another 1000 troops to the Middle East to add to the 1500 recently sent, amid rising tensions with Iran. The latest escalation is in response to the alleged attacks on two oil tankers in the region. The US and UK are blaming Iran for these attacks, however, the EU China &…
President Trump once again took to Twitter to inflame the tensions between the US & Iran, tweeting If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2019 It is not really clear what threat Iran issued but it…
The US administration has wasted no time in ratcheting up the tension in the Middle East, by effectively blaming Iran for the sabotage attacks on four tankers off the UAE coast earlier this week. At this stage, no evidence has emerged to show that Iran was involved and the affected countries are yet to assign…
Are US Sanctions Having The Desired Effect Or Destabilising the Middle East? President Hassan Rouhani has spoken out about the impact of economic sanctions and has indicated that it may be playing into the hands of political hardliners. He has likened the impact to the effect that the 1980-88 war with Iraq had on the…
The future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed back in 2015 in a way to limit Iran’s nuclear ambitions took another backwards step when the main European partners UK, France and Germany expressed concerns regarding the move to by the Iranians to roll back key parts of the 2015 deal in response…
Craig Taylor