The Answer to West Asia’s Recurring Wars Is Greater Regional Security Dialogue and Ownership

... Major General of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in Iraq. Soleimani’s assassination was the latest manifestation of Washington’s maximum pressure policy on Iran, following US’ unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) . To be sure, the targeted assassination of a high-ranking military leader of a UN member state—and a regional power—is a major escalation in US-Iran bras de fer , dialling up fears across the region of a major conflagration. Andrey Kortunov: ...