It is the last thing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted or even expected more than a reported steamy expletive laced call from President Donald Trump last week. The Pentagon …
Middle East
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Opinion: Hopefully a Lasting and a Last Message
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 6 minutes readTongue lashing could generally fall into one of two categories: un-called for or richly deserved. Clearly the last of the reported rather angry and blunt telephone call from President Donald …
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Iran and the United States have included a clause in a potential agreement to end the conflict that would require the deal to be reinforced through a United Nations Security …
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A high-stakes Situation Room meeting promised a “final determination” on the Iran-U.S. deal, but after two hours behind closed doors, no decision has emerged. When President Donald Trump convened his …
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Trump Outlines Preferred Options for Disposing Iran’s Uranium Deposits Under US or International Supervision
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readOutlining his preferred options for disposing of Iran’s vast deposits of enriched uranium, President Trump said that Tehran should either hand it over to the US for destruction, or otherwise …
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US President Donald Trump said that Washington’s negotiations with Iran to end the war were “proceeding nicely” on May 25 and went on warn the Islamic Republic that any failure …
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It is easy to say things when the concerned party or person is not around, especially negatives. Which is exactly what happened when President Xi Jinping of China hosted his …
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The Sermon of the Spent: India’s Brittle Grandeur and the Hormuz Reckoning
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readIn the high-stakes theatre of Indian politics, the costume change from the “Vishwa Guru” (Global Teacher) in a bespoke waistcoat to the ascetic monk in a hair shirt has never …
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South Asia Notes: Stock Taking of Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Diplomacy
by Elizabeth Roche 2 minutes readThe West Asia/Middle East crisis, India’s neighborhood, the China challenge, the state of multilateralism and multipolarity were some of the themes discussed at this year’s Heads of Missions meeting in …