July 25

A Chance for Arab-Iranian Reconciliation: An Opportunity in the Iran Nuclear Deal

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By Ramzy Baroud

[Photo: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, wikipedia (2014).]

“The Americans have taken the Shia Muslim side in the Middle East’s sectarian war,” declared Robert Fisk in the “Independent” newspaper on July 15, a day after the US and five major world powers reached a landmark agreement with Iran about its nuclear programs.

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June 19

Just Politics: Iran, Like the Rest, Is Not Blameless

IranHizbollahPostersAljazeeraBy Ramzy Baroud

[Photo: Iran and Hizbollah posters line the street. Courtesy Aljazeera.]

When the United States government declared its war on Afghanistan in October 2001, thus taking the first step in its so-called ‘war on terror’, following the devastating attacks of September 11 earlier that year, Iran jumped on board.

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