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2021-09-08 17:55
By Mohammad Mazhari
American public woefully ignorant about Iran nuclear deal: American foreign policy expert
‘Those who are extremely hawkish about Iran have a loud voice in media’
TEHRAN - Barbara Slavin, an American foreign policy expert, says the American public is “woefully ignorant” about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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2021-09-06 19:12
By Farrokh Hesabi
Majid Jalali expects 'much different Iraq team' against Iran
TEHRAN- Majid Jalali, the Iranian football expert, thinks that Iran national team will face a different Iraq squad when the two teams meet in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.
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2021-09-05 18:26
By Mohammad Mazhari
Leaders backed merchant class in Kabul and neglected rural Afghans: American writer
TEHRAN - An American writer says after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the American leaders neglected rural Afghans that led to hatred against Washington.
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2021-09-04 18:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
Taliban need cordial ties with neighbors: researcher
TEHRAN- A senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore says that the Taliban need friendly ties with their neighbors to keep control of Afghanistan.
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2021-09-03 16:08
By M. A. Saki
Something like Astana can be helpful for Afghanistan: analyst
TEHRAN - Martin Love, an American political analyst, believes that an initiative like the Astana process can be an efficient mechanism to restore peace in Afghanistan.
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2021-09-03 15:55
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden did what Trump set out to do in Afghanistan: professor
With regard to Afghanistan, the globe is witnessing a consensus between current U.S. President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, an American professor says.
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2021-09-01 16:18
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran’s help to Lebanon resembles a slap on Washington’s face: Lebanese researcher
TEHRAN - Ali Mourad, a Lebanese political researcher, is of the opinion that Iran’s move to send fuel tankers to Lebanon “resembles a slap on Washington’s face”.
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2021-08-31 14:24
By Mohammad Mazhari
Ties between Israel and Persian Gulf monarchies take place in dark: Scottish activist
TEHRAN - An anti-racist activist from Scotland says Israel and most Persian Gulf Arab states have clandestine relations.
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2021-08-31 11:19
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran showing it is a loyal friend to Lebanon: academic
TEHRAN - A Lebanese political researcher says that Iran proved that it is a loyal friend to Lebanese people and never spare effort to help Lebanon in critical conditions.
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2021-08-27 18:41
By Mohammad Mazhari
Geography and history defeated America in Afghanistan: Egyptian professor
TEHRAN – A professor of political science at Beni Suef University says the Taliban succeeded to force the U.S. to pull out of Afghanistan because of the strategic location of the country and the tribal nature of the society.
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2021-08-25 18:16
By M. A. Saki
Terrible U.S. defeat in Afghanistan tilts power balance in China’s favor: professor
TEHRAN - A leading Indian academic says China can play a leading role in the region through partnership with Afghanistan now that the United States has failed terribly in the Central Asian country and the Taliban has taken over.
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2021-08-24 16:50
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran, Turkey, Pakistan have great task to solve Afghanistan problem: Turkish politician
TEHRAN - Dogan Bekin, vice president of the New Welfare Party in Turkey, is of the opinion that Islamabad, Tehran and Ankara must make a concerted effort to restore peace in Afghanistan.
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2021-08-24 16:43
By M. A. Saki
Asian Americans always considered foreigners in America: anti-racist activist
TEHRAN – An American anti-racist activist says that Asian Americans are always considered strangers in their own country.
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2021-08-24 16:42
By Mohammad Mazhari
Afghan exit was worst-ever defeat in U.S. history: analyst
‘Neither Russia nor China regards the Taliban as an anti-American proxy force’
TEHRAN - A geopolitical analyst describes U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as a mess and the worst-ever military defeat in U.S. history.
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2021-08-23 18:17
By Masoud Hossein
World will miss Siamand Rahman: IPC spokesman
TOKYO - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) spokesman Craig Spence says that not only the Iranian people but also sports fans across the world miss powerlifting legend Siamand Rahman.
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2021-08-19 13:55
By M. A. Saki
Most countries that bought the Pegasus are authoritarian: Lebanese expert
TEHRAN - Most countries that bought the Pegasus program in the region are tyrannical, a senior Lebanese political analyst says.
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2021-08-15 20:42
By Mohammad Mazhari
Cryptocurrencies can’t replace currencies: American economist
TEHRAN - A professor of applied economics at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore says that cryptocurrencies can’t replace currencies as they are nothing more than highly speculative assets.
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2021-08-11 21:08
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. leaving Afghans over a barrel of extremists: Pakistani professor
TEHRAN – Assistant Professor at School of Politics and International Relations in Quaid-i-Azam University says that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will have severe consequences both for Afghanistan as well as the region.
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2021-08-11 21:07
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. influence in West Asia has declined: Oxford professor
TEHRAN - A professor of international relations at the University of Oxford says that the U.S. has yielded the initiative in West Asia.
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2021-08-11 12:47
By M.A. Saki
Iran’s big problem is economic policies: professor
TEHRAN – A professor of economics believes that Iran’s main problem lies in economic policies although he says “sanctions have a terrible stranglehold on the Iranian economy.”
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2021-08-09 21:52
By Mohammad Mazhari
Arabic and Persian are languages of poetry rather than novel: Lebanese novelist
TEHRAN – A Lebanese novelist says that Arabic and Persian are languages of poetry due to cultural and historical causes that has kept the poetry ahead of the art of narration in these two languages.
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2021-08-08 18:36
By Ali A. Jenabzadeh
Sexual misconduct a feature of post-Christian societies: ex-Senate candidate
‘U.S. and the West have already died spiritually’
TEHRAN - A former U.S. Senate candidate says criminal sexual misconduct in the government, military, entertainment industry, etc. is the result of American and Western European acceptance of unrestrained behavior.
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2021-08-07 22:16
By Mohammad Mazhari
Jordan’s role is to protect the Zionist regime: Iraqi analyst
TEHRAN - An Iraqi analyst says that the Jordanian kingdom is entrusted by the U.S. with securing the Zionist regime.
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2021-08-07 22:13
9/11 families pressure Biden to declassify Saudi documents
Family members of victims of September 11, 2001, attacks have called on President Joe Biden to stay away from memorial events next month unless he upholds his pledge to declassify U.S. government evidence that is widely believed to show a role played by Saudi Arabian leaders in the attacks.
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2021-08-06 11:12
By Ali A. Jenabzadeh
Public in Pakistan don’t want the U.S. bases in their territory: journalist
TEHRAN – A Pakistani journalist says the public in his country oppose hosting U.S. bases.
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2021-08-06 11:09
By Mohammad Mazhari
Taliban are serious for peace talks: Pakistani analyst
TEHRAN - A member of an Islamabad-based think tank is of the opinion that the Taliban are serious for peace talks while the Afghan government is reluctant.
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2021-08-05 11:48
By Mohammad Mazhari
Pegasus project showed Israel never hesitates to spy on friends: ex-Lebanese diplomat
TEHRAN - A former Lebanese ambassador to Chile, Poland, and Canada says that the Pegasus project showed Israel’s desire to spy on its allies as well as its foes.
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2021-08-02 16:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
China’s economic rise presents an alternative to Western model: researcher
TEHRAN – A researcher on the China program at the Institute of Regional Studies in Islamabad says that the People’s Republic of China could successfully present an alternative model for Western one.
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2021-08-01 10:35
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. Afghan exit marks end of the unipolar model in recent history: professor
TEHRAN - Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a London-based professor, says that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is a sign of the beginning and the end of the unipolar model in recent history.
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2021-07-31 18:23
By Payman Yazdani
Iran and Azerbaijan have great potential for cooperation in post-war Nagorno-Karabakh: Azeri expert
TEHRAN – As Azerbaijan moves forward with reconstruction projects in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, new spheres of cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan have emerged, an Azerbaijani expert tells the Tehran Times.