Posted on January 22, 2016. Tags: Daesh, Dialogue among Civilizations, Diplomacy, Hajj pilgrimage, Islam, Islamic governance, Islamic State, Khamenei, Khatami, Khomeini, Middle East, Oil, political Islam, Rouhani, Sheikh Nimr, Shi'a, Sunni, United States, Zarif
The execution of a renowned Arab Shi’a cleric, Sheikh Nimr, just after the New Year has set long-standing rivals Iran and Saudi-Arabia on a new collision course. Radical elements in Iran attacked the Saudi diplomatic compound in the country prompting Riyadh to sever its relations with Tehran. While the Iranian government condemned the attacks, immediately dismissing some officials […]
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Posted in Conflict, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Middle East, Political Security, Religion, Security Issues, Syria, World
Posted on March 28, 2015. Tags: Business, Economics, Iran, Khamanei, Oil, Rouhani, Saudi Arabia, World
Garnering over 50 percent of the vote, Hassan Rouhani assumed a decisive victory on June 2013 and became Iran’s new president after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s eight year long reign. Vowing to pull the country out of its sanction filled, depressed economy, he won the elections by a landslide. Less than three months ago, during a December […]
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Posted in Economic Security, Economics, Global Economy, Iran, Middle East, Security Issues, World