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Prasanth R.
US Strikes in West Asia: A Dangerous Path
09 Mar 2021
In this episode of 'Mapping Faultlines', NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent US airstrikes on the Iraq-Syria border.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Turkey Reboots Arab Spring with Palestinian Resistance
27 Aug 2020
Erdogan has made a calculated move after reading the tea leaves that one of the objectives behind the US-sponsored deal between the UAE and Israel is the creation of a new regional order in West Asia…
Peoples Dispatch
Iran Rejects US Bid to Reimpose Sanctions
21 Aug 2020
The United States, despite no longer being part of the JCPOA or the Iran nuclear deal, has been seeking the resumption of sanctions against Iran for supposed violations of the provisions of the deal.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
‘Snapback’ Sanctions on Iran Not an Open-and-Shut Case
17 Aug 2020
Trump hopes to extract out of Russia and China some sort of self-restraint that at least until the US elections are over in November, they wouldn’t provide Iran with military technology.
Basharat Shameem
Tariq Ali’s The Stone Woman as an Allegory of Turkey
04 Aug 2020
Orthodoxy battles longing for modernity in this novel, which is as much about the present as the past.
Peoples Dispatch
Will Killing of Two Protesters Spur Another Round of Massive Anti-government Protests in Iraq
29 Jul 2020
Anti-government protests have resumed intermittently in capital Baghdad and few other Iraqi cities due to regular power outages afflicting ordinary citizens during this time of intense summer.
Peoples Dispatch
Jordanian Govt Shuts Down Largest Teachers’ Union, Detains Its Leaders
28 Jul 2020
The Jordanian Teachers Syndicate, the largest union in the country with over 100,000 members, is being persecuted days after it staged a rally demanding that the government implement an agreement…
Abdul Rahman
Iran Faces Twin Challenges of COVID-19 and American Sanctions
27 Jul 2020
The worst hit country in West Asia, Iran has had a tough time coping with the pandemic amid US sanctions. It has resorted to strengthening links with countries such as Russia and China towards this…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Isolated US to Opt for Hurried Exit from Afghanistan After Allegations Russian Bounty Killings?
01 Jul 2020
The controversy allegations of bounty killings has upset Moscow making it impossible for US-Russian cooperation and coordination over the intra-Afghan peace talks, as was envisaged earlier.
Abdul Rahman
Two Years of US Sanctions Against Iran
24 Jun 2020
The US withdrew the last set of exemptions provided to some foreign companies to work on Iranian nuclear sites in May, which also marked the second anniversary of Donald Trump administration’s…