... did nothing to soften their regional policies. Instead, they invested more energy and more money to support their proxies in Syria and elsewhere. Second, the Trump Administration emphatically rejected the Iranian policies of its predecessors and replaced the latter’s rapprochement approach with increased military, diplomatic and economic pressure on the Islamic Republic. The White House walked out of the JCPOA, introduced new and tough sanctions against Tehran, and started energetically building a broad anti-Iran coalition in the region.
As might be expected, ...
Iran does not have sufficient resources to ensure the rebuilding of the war-torn country
Iran’s presence in Syria remains a highly irritating factor for Israel, the United States and European ... ... Interests for Peace in Syria
Iran will hardly succeed in bringing Trump back to the JCPOA in the foreseeable future, and it is certainly not ready to sacrifice its few... ... and the justification of Iran’s presence in the combat zones.
Ivan Timofeev:
U.S. Sanctions against Iran: Background and Possible Consequences
The reinstatement of sanctions...
... Washington—Tehran Psychological Warfare Bring?
Jahangir Karami:
Iran 2017: Election Race and Outcomes
In the first half of 2017 ... ... Comprehensive Plan of Action for the Iranian Nuclear Program (JCPOA) and repeatedly threatened to annul the «worst deal in history».... ... program, and of aggressive politics in West Asia. Iran's actions in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen, as well as the support for Hezbollah ... ... State Department is accompanied by the regular introduction of new sanctions against Iran. In 2017, almost every month, the U.S. Congress,...