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2025-06-08 22:35
Navigating the Trump era
TEHRAN – The specter of Nixon’s "Madman Theory" looms large over Donald Trump’s presidency—a strategy predicated on projecting irrational aggression to force concessions from adversaries. The premise is simple: by making seemingly incredible threats appear credible, a leader can intimidate weaker states and extract maximum strategic and economic-military gains. For Trump, this approach was not just theoretical but a cornerstone of his foreign policy, particularly in dealing with West Asia and China.
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2025-03-31 16:50
Iran says bullying is the reason for “indirect negotiations” with US
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the fact that Iran does not negotiate directly with the United States is that Washington acts like a bully.
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2025-03-10 10:49
Iran's Araghchi dismisses US demands as 'coercive diktats,' affirms peaceful nuclear program
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has resolutely rejected U.S. attempts to impose negotiations under its “maximum pressure” campaign, describing American demands as coercive diktats incompatible with sovereign diplomacy.
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2022-12-20 21:56
Removal of Iran from CSW is a ‘kind of bullying’: diplomat
TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Brazil has said expulsion of Iran from the United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW) under pressure from the U.S. and its allies is “a kind of bullying”.