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The United States and Iran seem to be on the verge of a historic agreement that puts limits on Iran’s nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief for its ailing economy. Thus will begin the slow process of rehabilitation and integration of Iran into...

With a nuclear deal done with Iran, attention shifts to its impact on regional security. The nuclear agreement will ensure that a barrier to dialogue with Iran is removed. In the short term, its regional impact will be minimal, but over time the agreement...

Russia’s recent move to cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine was a terse reminder to Europe that, if it continues to pressure Russia in what it considers its backyard, then the disruption of Europe’s vulnerable gas supplies might be next. This dramatic...

The Trump administration is moving ahead with its ban on the popular Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok. This is a significant step in what has become a growing consensus in Washington that the two largest economies in the world need to create a different...

Lead Director RAK Petroleum PCL, Amir Handjani talks to RT International about the appointment of a new energy minister in Saudi Arabia, as well shares some ...

Iran unleashed an angry broadside this weekend reacting to the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a deal signaling deeper cooperation between the Jewish state and Gulf Arabs to counter Tehran as it...

The US has warned Iran to respect people's right to protest as rare anti-government rallies, which began over the high cost of living, grip cities in the Islamic Republic. About 300 people protested in Kermanshah, a city in western Iran, on Friday, according...

The United States has long promised to ensure trade in humanitarian goods for countries under its economic sanctions. For this reason, each U.S. country-based sanctions program has carved out exceptions that secured food and medicine so as to limit potential...

"I don't think Iran's calculus and Iran's forward posture in the region changes" after General Soleimani's death, says Amir Handjani, Fellow with the Truman National Security Project and Senior ... “I don’t think Iran’s calculus and Iran’s forward posture...

President Donald Trump’s attempt to bring peace and stability to the Middle East has backfired. He has put a major U.S. ally, Qatar, in a geopolitical crisis and damaged his cabinet’s efforts to calm regional tensions. Trump’s recent trip to the area...