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2022-05-13 20:28
Iran lays out plan for cooperation in the region
TEHRAN – During the visit of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, to Tehran, Iranian officials laid out the plan to use the trip to achieve peace and security in the West Asia region.
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2022-03-27 15:39
Lake Urmia shrinks by 35% in area
TEHRAN – The area of Lake Urmia has decreased to 2,273 square kilometers, some 35 percent less than the area a year before, IRNA reported.
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2022-02-26 21:09
Ukraine war highlights split between U.S. and West Asia allies
TEHRAN – In less than 48 hours, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken phoned his Emirati counterpart twice to talk about the situation in Ukraine.
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2022-02-21 18:40
By Afshin Majlesi
A foodie paradise where it’s not just food on the menu
Nowadays, a soaring number of travelers are looking for something different like spending all day in a tranquil landscape where you can hike up mountains in the thick mist of the morning and picnic by waterfalls in the shadow of jagged rocks in the afternoon.
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2022-02-12 18:32
Lake Urmia volume up by 160m cubic meters
TEHRAN – The level of Lake Urmia has risen in recent weeks due to increased rainfall, flowing 160 million cubic meters more water compared to the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2021).
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2022-02-06 11:16
By Mohammad Mazhari
Ansarallah’s missile attacks on UAE redefines West Asia: Singaporean researcher
“MBS’ wishes of a quick Saudi victory in Yemen fell victim to time”
TEHRAN- A Singaporean researcher says that Ansarallah’s missile attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has redefined West Asia.
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2022-01-26 15:46
By Mohammad Mazhari
American professor believes China seeking to ramp up influence in West Asia
TEHRAN - An American professor believes that China is seeking to ramp up its influence in West Asia though he says Washington does not intend to leave the region.
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2022-01-19 18:18
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden should not have delayed rejoining JCPOA: ex-White House official
“France provided the nuclear reactor and secretly the plutonium separation plant to Israel”
TEHRAN – A nuclear physicist and professor of public and international affairs at Princeton University says that the Joe Biden administration should have rejoined the 2015 Iran nuclear deal immediately after it started its work.
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2022-01-15 21:29
In Iran’s Diplomacy Map, West Is Just “One” Spot
TEHRAN — In line with the active diplomacy that Iran is pursuing in Vienna, President Ebrahim Raisi is preparing to visit Moscow in the coming days to discuss various issues with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
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2022-01-07 12:41
By Mohammad Mazhari
Gen. Soleimani changed the game after U.S. invaded Iraq: Australian National University researcher
‘Soleimani is someone whose friends and enemies praise him’
TEHRAN – An international relations expert says that Gen. Qassem Soleimani changed the rules of the game in the region via highlighting identity structures.
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2022-01-03 22:13
Iran, Persian Gulf Arab states can establish security, defense ties: parliament speaker
TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has said Iran welcomes dialogue with Persian Gulf Arab states, suggesting that Iran and these countries can even establish cooperation in areas of security and defense.
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2022-01-02 18:06
By Mohsen Hayat
U.S. and West Asia, two years after Gen. Soleimani
TEHRAN - January 3, 2022, marks the second anniversary of the assassination of General Soleimani by a U.S. drone attack on the perimeter of Baghdad international airport.
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2022-01-01 16:43
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. never tolerates competition in arms sale in West Asia market: military analyst
TEHRAN – A senior Lebanese political and military analyst says the U.S. never accepted anybody to challenge it in the arms market in West Asia, especially in Saudi Arabia.
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2021-12-28 12:13
By Mohammad Mazhari
Beijing pursuing balanced foreign policy in Persian Gulf: GSA chief
TEHRAN - Giorgio Cafiero, chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA), tells the Tehran Times that “the Chinese pursue a balanced foreign policy agenda in the Persian Gulf.”
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2021-12-17 17:34
By Ramin Etesam
U.S. needs to keep friendly ties with Arab states in rivalry with Iran: professor
TEHRAN – A professor of international relations says it is in the U.S. interest to support Arab states to keep energy prices low and contain Iran.
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2021-12-13 21:33
By Mohammad Mazhari
West Asia needs to establish economic bloc to counter U.S. pressure, Turkish attorney says
TEHRAN - A Turkish lawyer believes West Asia needs regional economic organizations to resist U.S. pressure.
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2021-12-01 10:48
By Mohammad Mazhari
Any forum about security in West Asia without Iran is futile: Singaporean professor
TEHRAN – Bilveer Singh, a Singaporean professor, believes that any dialogue about security of the region without Iran is time wasting.
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2021-11-30 15:41
By Mohammad Mazhari
Wahhabism lacks rationality: Indonesian expert
TEHRAN – An Indonesian expert in international relationship says that Wahhabism lacks rationality and it creates division, instead of unity, among the Islamic Ummah.
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2021-11-20 19:17
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran is only Asian power that can help China to balance U.S. influence in West Asia: Professor
TEHRAN - A professor of political science at Beni Suef University says Iran is the only Asian player that can help China to contain the U.S. in West Asia.
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2021-11-10 21:23
Salt dome invites you to hike over 'Mars' planet!
TEHRAN - Jashak salt dome is an intact landscape that is highly associated with, magic, wonder, and mesmerizing colors.
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2021-10-20 18:35
Iran diplomat meets UN, Italian envoys for Syria
TERHAN - Ali Asghar Khaji, a senior advisor to Iran’s foreign minister, met on Tuesday with UN and Italian special envoys for Syria Geir Pedersen and Italian Special Envoy for Syria Stephen Ravanan in Geneva.
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2021-09-27 20:38
Top military aide predicts U.S. will soon flee Syria, Persian Gulf
TEHRAN - Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has predicted that the Americans will eventually flee Syria and the Persian Gulf region very soon after their humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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2021/09/27
By Andrew Korybko
The U.S' recalibration towards the Asia-Pacific might stabilize West Asia
TEHRAN- America is visibly in the process of geostrategically recalibrating its focus towards the Asia-Pacific as evidenced by several relevant developments that will impact West Asian affairs. First, U.S. President Joe Biden remained committed to his predecessor's decision to militarily withdraw from Afghanistan. He then announced that combat troops will depart from Iraq by the end of the year, which is being done in accordance with the will of that country's parliament. Finally, the American leader withdrew Patriot air defense systems from Saudi Arabia.
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2021-09-27 17:05
By Prof. Rodney Shakespeare
A monster mulls its options
There has long been a monster roaming West Asia. Its evil breath poisons the atmosphere and, every now and then, it launches an attack to remind everybody that it is big and powerful. Above all, in order to support Zionism, it is anti-democratic and its name is America. Yet, despite the fun, it has wrecking lives in West Asia, America wants to cause even more misery and is mulling its options. Thus, it is looking towards East Asia, in particular, towards Taiwan with the chance of creating mayhem.
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2021-09-27 14:46
By Paul Larudee
The U.S. withdrawing from West Asia is a new chapter for the region
TEHRAN- Is the US departure from Afghanistan a victory? A cause for celebration? Certainly, for the Taliban it is. They are the ones who sacrificed their blood for 20 years to make it happen. It is also a victory for all resistance against imperialism in the same way that the victory of Vietnamese showed that the greatest imperialist power could be defeated.
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2021-09-27 00:40
By Myles Hoenig
The tables are turning against the U.S. presence in West Asia
TEHRAN- It’s always gratifying to see the bully being beaten, getting his comeuppance, or stood up to by those he has been harassing, humiliating, hurting, intimidating for so long. Sometimes that’s all it takes. The most aggressive bully in West Asia and much of the world is the United States. It goes where it wants and does what it pleases.
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2021-09-19 13:53
By M. A. Saki
U.S foreign policy suffering from hypocrisy: professor
TEHRAN - Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a London-based professor, says that the U.S foreign policy suffers from hypocrisy.
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2021-09-17 18:28
UNWTO plans restart of tourism across Asia and the Pacific
TEHRAN – Tourism leaders from across Asia and the Pacific have met to plan the sector’s restart and recovery even as borders remain closed throughout the region.
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2021-09-11 18:56
By Afshin Majlesi
Window to the past: gigantic underground city is chock-full of untold stories
TEHRAN – A massive underground city, which was once a defensive refuge in ancient times, is getting ready for public visits in central Iran.
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2021-08-28 23:52
Iran FM tells Baghdad summit: U.S. is main cause of insecurity in region
TEHRAN — Iran’s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian who participated in the Baghdad summit on Saturday blamed the U.S. for security problems in West Asia.
