Iran’s Zarif conducts 1-day whistle stop tour of rattled Gulf states

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Iran’s Zarif conducts 1-day whistle stop tour of rattled Gulf states

Special to WorldTribune.com Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went on a one-day, three-country Mideast tour on July 26 to defend a nuclear deal that many Arab countries are vehemently opposed to. Zarif’s charm offensive in the Gulf included stops in Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq. Teheran has insisted the nuclear deal will not change its […]

Washington group slams N.Y. Times decision to publish Iran foreign minister’s ‘pure propaganda’

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Washington group slams N.Y. Times decision to publish Iran foreign minister’s ‘pure propaganda’

Special to WorldTribune.com Following are excerpts from an April 21, 2015 statement by the Washington-based Endowment for Middle East Truth. Today, the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) condemned Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s column featured Monday in The New York Times and the newspaper’s willingness to publish Iranian propaganda intended to boost the […]

Diplomatic blitz by U.S., Iran failed to reassure Gulf states

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Diplomatic blitz by U.S., Iran failed to reassure Gulf states

Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Six Arab states in the Gulf region led by Saudi Arabia have agreed to form a joint military command in order to achieve better strategic and operational coordination. The landmark agreement was reached on Dec.11 in Kuwait when member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council including Saudi Arabia, […]

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