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The Roots of Recurring Iranian-Pakistani Tensions

From On October 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment

by Shireen T. Hunter In the past two weeks, relations between Tehran and Islamabad appear to have deteriorated again over border clashes and terrorist attacks in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province located close to the Pakistani-Iranian border. Unlike past tensions, which were caused by the activities of the Sunni extremist Baluchi group, Jundallah, and later

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US Policy Towards Iran Played Big Role in Rise of Sunni Extremism

From On October 14, 2014 · Leave a Comment

by Shireen T. Hunter Throughout the recent handwringing about how the US and other Western countries failed to foresee the emergence of ISIS, one factor has been totally ignored, either intentionally or inadvertently: the impact of Washington’s hostility towards Iran, especially its persistent tendency to treat any anti-Iranian movement or idea in the Middle East

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The Real Barriers to a Final Nuclear Deal with Iran

From On September 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment

by Shireen T. Hunter Another round of negotiations between world powers and Iran on its nuclear program ended without any agreement in sight last week in New York. Many causes for the failure to reach an agreement have been cited, including: the number of centrifuges Iran should be allowed to keep; the still ambiguous status

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