By Hamdi Malik for Foreign Affairs . Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News . Mustafa al-Kadhimi (pictured), Iraq’s new prime …
Regime change in Iran shouldn’t be a taboo
Regime change in Iran is one of the biggest taboos in U.S. foreign policy. Bring it up and you will be scorned as a warmonger, a fomenter of chaos. Yet we have encouraged and welcomed the collapse of …
How Tensions Between the U.S. and Iran Ended Up Strengthening ISIS
The U.S. pronouncement that it no longer considers Hong Kong to be independent from China paves the way for future sanctions, which could hurt the very people the United States means to help. As U.S.
Does Trump Want Iran to Try to Go Nuclear?
The odd thing about this decision is that those companies were helping to prevent Iran from reviving its nuclear program. With the waivers removed, the brakes will be lifted, and Iran is likely once …
U.S. tightening sanctions won’t hurt Iran’s nuclear production, country’s atomic energy agency says
A recent U.S. decision to end nearly every remaining sanctions waiver granted to Iran under the Obama-era nuclear agreement, is not going to have an impact on Iran’s continuing nuclear development, …
Pompeo says US will begin reimposing sanctions on Iran
Tensions between the US and Iran appear to be ratcheting up again after the international community paused typical foreign affairs to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary of State Mike …
Iran says nuclear work will not be hurt by end of U.S. sanctions waivers
A U.S. decision to terminate sanctions waivers that have allowed foreign companies to do some work at Iranian nuclear sites will not affect Iran’s nuclear programme, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation …
Former Revolutionary guard to be speaker of Iran’s parliament
A former commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been chosen as the next speaker of parliament, in a move that could strengthen the elite force’s grip on power ahead of next year’s presidential …
Iran’s Economy Is in Crisis; Its Stock Market Is on a Tear
Crushed by U.S. sanctions and weak oil prices, Iran has one of the world’s most battered economies. It also hosts one of the best-performing stock markets.
Pompeo tries to deal with the results of a failing Iran policy
Pompeo is now scrambling to deal with Iran’s “nuclear escalation,” which was made possible by the Trump administration’s misguided policy, touted by Pompeo …