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2022-04-26 18:00
By Mohammad Mazhari
Ukraine war is a Russia-US confrontation where Ukraine has only become a casualty: researcher
TEHRAN – A Pakistani researcher believes that the Ukraine war in its essence is a conflict between Washington and Moscow while Ukrainians have fallen victim to this confrontation.
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2022-04-26 13:27
By Mohammad Mazhari
US-Pakistan ties won’t come at cost of strategic engagement with China: expert
TEHRAN - Director of China Pakistan Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad says that Pakistan will not sacrifice its good ties with China for other powers.
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2022-04-25 12:12
By Mohammad Mazhari
Youth and middle class still support Imran Khan: researcher
TEHRAN - A research associate at the India Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) says that the recent gathering by PTI in Karachi and Lahore reflected the youth and middle class still support Imran Khan.
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2022-04-20 18:19
By Zahra Samimi
We are already in the beginning stages of an Intifada: analyst
“The Palestinian national movement has to be revived and led by the younger generations”
TEHRAN – A British political analyst, Robert Inlakesh, believes that the recent developments in Palestine are signs of a new Intifada.
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2022-04-19 12:18
By Zahra Samimi
U.S. was said to be annoyed with Khan’s ‘independent foreign policy’: professor
“It is a fact that the U.S. administration was not happy with Pakistan under Imran Khan’s leadership.”
TEHRAN – Syed Qandil Abbas, assistant professor at School of Politics and International Relations in Quaid-i-Azam University, says that Washington is said to be unhappy with Imran Khan’s policies, especially his visit to Moscow.
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2022-04-16 18:20
By Mohammad Mazhari
Many Americans believe bearing arms is necessary to retain democratic rights: professor
TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, says many American citizens are of the opinion that carrying guns is necessary for self-defense and protecting democratic rights.
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2022-04-16 14:17
By Mohammad Mazhari
American society suffused with anger and violence: analyst
TEHRAN - American political analyst Martin Love is of the opinion that the recent shooting in the New York subway station mirrors anger and violence entrenched in American society.
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2022-04-13 18:35
By Mohammad Mazhari
Imran Khan’s ouster represents tenuousness of Pakistan’s democratic institutions: researcher
TEHRAN – A research associate at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) in New Delhi says that Imran Khan’s ousting showed the weakness of democratic institutions in face of military-backed figures.
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2022-04-12 18:03
By Mohammad Mazhari
Highly unlikely that Pakistan would go back to U.S. camp: professor
TEHRAN - A leading Indian academic says that Washington is happy over the development in Pakistan, however, it looks highly unlikely that Islamabad would go back to the U.S. camp.
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2022-04-12 17:58
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden’s policy in Yemen is ‘disappointing’: professor
TEHRAN - A professor of political science from the University of South Alabama says that the U.S. administration’s performance in Yemen is disappointing despite President Joe Biden’s pledges to put more pressure on the Saudi Kingdom which has been pounding Yemen since March 2015.
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2022-04-11 11:50
By Zahra Samimi
Russia has no military, strategic reason to launch bio-chemical attack on Ukraine: analyst
“The Bucha incident must be investigated by an independent and multilateral group of experts”
TEHRAN - A geopolitical analyst says that Moscow has no military or strategic interest in targeting Kyiv with chemical or biological weapons.
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2022-04-09 18:19
By Zahra Samimi
Asymmetrical guerrilla war against S. Arabia have been successful: ex-Senate candidate
TEHRAN - A former U.S. Senate candidate says that asymmetrical warfare waged by a movement that persists in defending its country showed the competence of its architects.
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2022-04-08 17:20
By Mohammad Mazhari
Hollywood has painted itself into a hypocritical corner: researcher
TEHRAN – A cinema researcher, who explores racism, class politics, internationalism in world literature, architecture, music, and global cinema, says that Hollywood with its violent history is suffering hypocrisy.
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2022-04-04 18:44
By Mohammad Mazhari
Lebanon needs a political solution before economic initiative: professor
‘There are internal and external reasons for problems in Lebanon’
TEHRAN- A professor of political science at the Lebanese University believes that the solutions to the economic problems in Lebanon must be political in the first place before any economic decision.
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2022-04-03 17:51
By Mohammad Mazhari
Saudi Arabia, UAE view Biden admin as unreliable partner: professor
“The Arab states do not want to jeopardize their increasing closeness with Russia”
TEHRAN - A professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar says that leaderships in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates look at the Biden administration as an unreliable partner who is not worthy to jeopardize the ties with Russia.
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2022-03-20 17:01
Iran edge Kazakhstan in Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship
TEHRAN - Iran edged past Kazakhstan 20-19 in the 2022 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship on Sunday.
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2022-03-16 15:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
Risks of nuclear war are growing, but still remain low: political scientist
‘One key distinction in the analogy between Ukraine and the Cuban Missile Crisis is the ability to deescalate’
TEHRAN – A senior researcher in nuclear arms control at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich says that the risk of nuclear conflict is increasing despite its low possibility as the Ukraine war has quickly become a conflict involving NATO.
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2022-03-14 18:19
By Mohammad Mazhari
Ukraine war is the ‘post-post-Cold War’ world: professor
TEHRAN - A scholar of international relations and global governance believes that the world has entered the “post-post-Cold War” phase after the Ukraine war.
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2022-03-14 18:16
By Mohammad Mazhari
JCPOA can help Iran diversify economic ties: American expert
TEHRAN – Barbara Slavin, director of the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council, believes that Tehran can diversify its economic ties by reviving the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2022-03-12 11:29
By Mohammad Mazhari
Successive U.S. administrations have used Ukrainian membership in NATO as leverage: professor
TEHRAN - An associate professor at UMass Boston believes that the U.S. administration won’t reject the option of a Ukrainian membership in NATO as a leverage against Russia.
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2022-03-11 17:49
By Mohammad Mazhari
Republicans will quit any nuclear deal with Iran, scholar predicts
TEHRAN – An executive director and principal research scientist at the Center for International Studies predicts that Republicans will pull Washington out of any possible deal with Iran inked in Vienna.
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2022-03-11 15:12
By Mohammad Mazhari
Media highlight Ukraine as Ukrainians have similar features with the West: ex-White House adviser
TEHRAN - An American academic and former advisor to the White House on Russian affairs says that Western mainstream media pays more attention to the Ukraine case because the country bears a great resemblance to Europe.
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2022-03-07 15:23
By Mohammad Mazhari
West views Ukraine more favorably than Yemen: academic
THRAN – An American academic says that Western powers regard the Ukraine crisis more favorably for assistance than Yemen or Afghanistan.
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2022-03-06 12:15
By Mohammad Mazhari
There is greater risk of nuclear war now than any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis: historian
‘The sane response is to eliminate ALL nuclear weapons’
TEHRAN – A professor of history and director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University warns that the globe is at risk of nuclear war.
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2022-03-05 11:20
By Mohammad Mazhari
Many Americans still cling to Trump as their savior: anthropologist
TEHRAN – Despite his hypocrisy, Donald Trump is regarded as a savior by many Americans, an associate professor of anthropology says.
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2022-03-02 20:52
By Mohammad Mazhari
Europe will be more affected by high energy prices than Russia: Turkish expert
EHRAN – A Turkish political pundit says sanctions on Russia can hamper its economic growth but will affect Europe more than the Russian fedration.
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2022-03-01 19:39
By Mohammad Mazhari
The West is aware of military balance, academic says of failure to militarily join Ukraine
“The world is living in a state of hypocrisy and double standards”
TEHRAN - A professor at the Lebanese International University says Western capitals are reluctant to respond militarily to the Ukraine crisis as they know well the rules of military balance.
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2022-03-01 09:03
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran showed Doha its respect for Qatar’s sovereignty: GSA chief
‘Doha and Muscat find the other’s efforts to ease friction between Iran and the U.S. as useful’
TEHRAN - Giorgio Cafiero, chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA), says Iran showed it cares about Qatar’s sovereignty.
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2022-02-26 21:08
By Ramin Etesam
Russia launched special operation in Ukraine to denazify it: analyst
TEHRAN - A geopolitical analyst says that Moscow launched military operation again Ukraine to denazify it, demilitarize it, and ensure that the country remains neutral.
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2022-02-25 22:04
By Mohammad Mazhari
Russia-West tension can affect any possible agreement with Iran: professor
TEHRAN – A professor of government and international affairs at George Mason University believes that tension between Russia and the West can increase or decrease the importance of agreement with Iran.