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2018-11-17 00:38
Army chief: U.S. dominance in West Asia has waned
TEHRAN – The Iranian Army chief said on Thursday that the era of U.S. dominance in West Asia has come to an end.
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2018-09-23 10:04
U.S. warns India of sanctions over defense deal with Russia
TEHRAN - Last week, Narendra Modi government in New Delhi cleared the way for a lucrative $2.2-billion frigates deal with Russia, which came after India had signed a historic defense deal with the U.S.
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2018-09-10 12:43
By Marco Carnelos
Why America can't understand the ME
A recent editorial in the Washington Post, written by columnist David Ignatius, offers a shining example of the United States' difficulty in understanding today's world and, most of all, the Arab world.
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2018-09-08 10:14
By Hamid Bayati
Did Trump deceive Macron again?
Speaking at a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Vienna, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian's remarks on the necessity of holding missile and regional negotiations with Iran surprised many of his addressees!
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2018/09/04
By: Mudasir Sheikh
Iran’s key role in fight against America’s economic terrorism
TEHRAN - The America’s economic terrorism against the Islamic Republic of Iran has assumed alarming proportions lately. But Iran stands unfazed. On August 20, 2018, Iran’s central bank-affiliated website took off U.S. dollar as a standard of measuring the average rate of Iran’s most tradable currencies. In February, Iran had switched from US dollar to Euro as the official reporting currency of the nation.
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2018-08-15 21:23
Caspian convention barred NATO: Rouhani
TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday a recent convention signed by the Caspian littoral states has barred the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from the Caspian Sea.
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2018-08-09 11:00
‘Iran has successfully isolated America’
TEHRAN – Despite 40 years of pressure, war and sanctions, Iran has succeeded to isolate the United States and foil its conspiracies, the Islamic Radios & Television Union said on Wednesday.
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2018/08/05
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
What should be India’s priority: Energy security or ‘America first’?
TEHRAN - Although no final decision has been taken yet by New Delhi, speculation is rife that oil imports from Iran could slow down from August when some U.S. sanctions against Tehran take effect. However, for now, there is reason to cheer for those want to see India stand its ground and refuse to buckle under the U.S. pressure.
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2018-07-31 12:24
Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘America’s destructive policies in Af-Pak region have led to terrorism, insecurity and geopolitical rivalries’
TEHRAN - Aimal Faizi is a senior Afghan journalist and political analyst, who served as the spokesperson of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai between 2011 and 2014. In this interview with Tehran Times, he spoke about the security situation in Afghanistan, peace process and recent political developments. Following are the excerpts.
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2018-07-31 12:22
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
U.S. anti-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan a big disaster
TEHRAN - The protracted war in Afghanistan has many convoluted dimensions and needless to say the foreign invaders have failed in almost every way. Their engagement in the war-ravaged country has only wreaked havoc, brought misery to the people and emboldened insurgent groups to carry out deadly strikes across the country.
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2018/07/26
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Let’s talk about terrorism perpetuated by America
“There are two ways to approach the study of terrorism,” notes Noam Chomsky in ‘Western State Terrorism’. “One may adopt a literal approach or a propagandistic approach, construing the concept of terrorism as a weapon to be exploited in the service of some system of power. It comes as no surprise that the propagandistic approach is adopted by governments generally, and by their instruments in totalitarian states.”
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2018-07-25 13:10
Tehran sets deadline for Europe’s JCPOA package
No export for others if Iran banned from oil sale: diplomat
TEHRAN – Iran will not stand idly by and watch others export their oil if it is deprived of crude exports under a U.S. plan, Iran’s deputy foreign minister has said.
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2018-07-17 10:44
Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Pakistan has come out of America’s shadow and CPEC project is a good example of that’
TEHRAN - Omar R. Quraishi is a senior Pakistani journalist and commentator. He has worked with Dawn, Express Tribune, The News, ARY TV, Samaa TV and is currently media consultant to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Zardari Bhutto